# The Trade Numerologist: Palm Oil, From EU To Asia

> An S&P Global blog post analyzes palm oil trade between the EU and Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia account for over 80 percent of production and dominate global trade. Global palm oil trade peaked in 2012 and has since tapered, largely because of lower prices.

- Date: 2017-11-29 · published 2017-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67868-the-trade-numerologist-palm-oil-from-eu-to-asia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Trade concentration in Indonesia and Malaysia means any EU or Asian policy shift can move global palm oil flows and prices.

## 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 | 2017-03-30 | [EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72018-eu-palm-oil-restrictions-risk-sparking-trade-spat.md) | -2.8% | -7.4% |
| 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 | 2021-06-08 | [WTO to Review Malaysia-EU Palm Oil Spat. What Happens Next? – The Diplomat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46595-wto-to-review-malaysia-eu-palm-oil-spat-what-happens-next-the-diplomat.md) | -11.7% | -7.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-18 | [Big palm oil controversy in fourth round of EU-Indonesia free trade talks \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66516-big-palm-oil-controversy-in-fourth-round-of-eu-indonesia-free-trade-talks.md) | 0.0% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/the-trade-numerologist-palm-oil.html

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