# Big palm oil controversy in fourth round of EU-Indonesia free trade talks | AGENCE EUROPE

> EU and Indonesian negotiators met in Surakarta for the fourth round of talks on a free trade and investment agreement. Palm oil access is the most controversial element, with Indonesia seeking better terms while the European Parliament backs a biofuel ban from 2021.

- Date: 2018-02-18 · published 2018-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66516-big-palm-oil-controversy-in-fourth-round-of-eu-indonesia-free-trade-talks
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A deal giving Indonesian palm oil wider EU access would support palm oil exports, but talks are at an early stage and the outcome remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-22 | [Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66518-activists-palm-oil-must-not-get-wider-access-to-eu-under-indonesia-trade-talks.md) | +0.4% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-31 | [Palm oil exports from Indonesia and Malaysia fell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65117-palm-oil-exports-from-indonesia-and-malaysia-fell.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-09 | [Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15767-indonesia-and-malaysia-agree-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-29 | [The Trade Numerologist: Palm Oil, From EU To Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67868-the-trade-numerologist-palm-oil-from-eu-to-asia.md) | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-09 | [Palm Oil News - Here Are Four Strategies of PFMA to Face the Market Pressure in European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15727-palm-oil-news-here-are-four-strategies-of-pfma-to-face-the-market-pressure-in.md) | +4.6% | +18.3% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/11964/21/big-palm-oil-controversy-in-fourth-round-of-eu-indonesia-free-trade-talks

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