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Rabobank analysts say a potential EU ban on palm oil in biodiesel would require Indonesia and Malaysia to find up to 2.6 million tonnes of alternative export markets. The EU Parliament voted in January 2018 for a ban from 2021, but the measure is not yet final and still needs trilogue negotiations.
Palm oil accounts for about 27% of EU biodiesel feedstock, so a ban would shift demand toward soybean and rapeseed oil. That would support soy and rapeseed oil prices while pressuring palm oil.
foodagribusiness.worldEmmy KoelemanMar 21, 2018After 400 past bearish policy events, Palm Oil moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.1%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 842 past bullish policy events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.1%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
