# Driving on palm oil: a dead end | Both ENDS

> Both ENDS and Forest Peoples Program asked EU institutions to consult indigenous communities affected by EU palm oil and agricultural trade. The group notes that almost half of EU palm oil imports are used for biofuel because of Renewable Energy Directive incentives.

- Date: 2018-05-15 · published 2018-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65041-driving-on-palm-oil-a-dead-end-both-ends
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to curb palm oil biofuel use under the RED could reduce EU palm oil demand, a bearish factor for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-23 | [EU palm oil ban won't end destructive farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67009-eu-palm-oil-ban-won-t-end-destructive-farming.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-05 | [Palm oil drops $50/mt on B50 doubts and weak demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4443-palm-oil-drops-50-mt-on-b50-doubts-and-weak-demand.md) | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-22 | [Solving the palm oil puzzle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63553-solving-the-palm-oil-puzzle.md) | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-22 | [EU palm oil deal stirs controversy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64413-eu-palm-oil-deal-stirs-controversy.md) | +0.6% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | [Palm oil ends lower after news on Indonesia’s B40 delay - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5046-palm-oil-ends-lower-after-news-on-indonesia-s-b40-delay-markets-business.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |

## Sources

- bothends.org: https://www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new/News/Driving-on-palm-oil-a-dead-end/

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