# Palm Oil News - The Opportunity and six challenge palm oil RUU

> Indonesia's Palm Oil Draft bill, a regulation intended to protect palm oil as a national strategic commodity, failed to pass in 2017 and has been carried over to the 2018 National Legislation Program. An industry analyst outlined arguments for the draft, including smallholder share of about 41% of national palm oil area and palm oil's contribution to revenue and employment.

- Date: 2017-12-27 · published 2017-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67358-palm-oil-news-the-opportunity-and-six-challenge-palm-oil-ruu
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A palm oil law granting protection and subsidies could support Indonesian production and domestic demand, a bullish factor for palm oil over time, though the timing and content remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

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## Sources

- en.infosawit.com: https://en.infosawit.com/news/6482/the-opportunity-and-six-challenge-palm-oil-ruu-

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