# The EU's war on palm oil will continue - Opinion - The Jakarta Post

> Commentary in the Jakarta Post says a proposed EU ban on palm biofuels was rejected in a compromise on the revised Renewable Energy Directive. It notes the EU's RED subsidises renewable transport fuels, including Indonesian palm oil, and that the Commission opposed the ban as unworkable.

- Date: 2018-07-06 · published 2018-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64066-the-eu-s-war-on-palm-oil-will-continue-opinion-the-jakarta-post
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rejection of the palm biofuel ban preserves an important EU outlet for palm oil, supporting palm prices, though anti-palm lobbying is expected to continue.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-07 | [Oil palm agency collects Rp 2.1t in export tax toward biodiesel incentive - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65884-oil-palm-agency-collects-rp-2-1t-in-export-tax-toward-biodiesel-incentive.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-15 | [RI ups palm oil export levy to 10% as govt boosts biofuel, replanting efforts - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15558-ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-02 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan.md) | +4.8% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-09 | [CPO export levy hike may jeopardize subsidized cooking oil supply - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15554-cpo-export-levy-hike-may-jeopardize-subsidized-cooking-oil-supply-markets-the.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-31 | [Bangkok Post - Ministry moves to clear surplus palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6990-bangkok-post-ministry-moves-to-clear-surplus-palm-oil.md) | -3.7% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2018/07/06/the-eus-war-on-palm-oil-will-continue

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