# EU palm oil ban: Jakarta not a suitable ally

> A Malaysiakini commentary argues that palm oil yields far exceed rapeseed, soybean and sunflower, and criticises EU parliamentary moves against palm oil. It notes palm oil prices have ranged from RM2,700 to RM3,600 per tonne.

- Date: 2018-02-19 · published 2018-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66573-eu-palm-oil-ban-jakarta-not-a-suitable-ally
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The EU palm oil restriction debate matters for vegetable oil demand, but this opinion piece reports no new policy action.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-20 | [Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47106-palm-oil-production-needs-a-sustainable-solution.md) | -2.8% | -15.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-01 | [To burn or not to burn – Juncker’s palm oil conundrum \| T&E](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60631-to-burn-or-not-to-burn-juncker-s-palm-oil-conundrum-t-and-e.md) | +5.2% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-12 | [EU countries called to step up actions on sustainable palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62558-eu-countries-called-to-step-up-actions-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | +1.8% | -4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-11 | [Palm Oil News - 99% of Palm Oil In European Union are Traceable](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62560-palm-oil-news-99-of-palm-oil-in-european-union-are-traceable.md) | +1.6% | -4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-26 | [Gap Analysis Between RSPO P&C and EUDR - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36439-gap-analysis-between-rspo-p-and-c-and-eudr-roundtable-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | -10.4% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-04-26 | [Winners and losers from the proposed ban on palm oil - Renewable Carbon News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65525-winners-and-losers-from-the-proposed-ban-on-palm-oil-renewable-carbon-news.md) | -1.4% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2018-08-22 | [Solving the palm oil puzzle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63553-solving-the-palm-oil-puzzle.md) | -1.4% | -4.7% |
| SBO | 2021-04-28 | [EPOA’s Position Paper on EU Regulatory Measures » European Palm Oil Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47633-epoa-s-position-paper-on-eu-regulatory-measures-european-palm-oil-alliance.md) | +1.7% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- malaysiakini.com: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/412683

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