# Europe on track to achieving 100% sustainable palm oil in food, feed and oleochemicals | Bioenergy International

> A European Sustainable Palm Oil project report shows 69 percent of palm oil imported for food into European refineries in 2016 was certified sustainable. The EU imported 7.1 million tonnes of palm oil in 2016, a 17 percent share of global imports.

- Date: 2017-11-23 · published 2017-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67999-europe-on-track-to-achieving-100-sustainable-palm-oil-in-food-feed-and
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising certified palm oil demand in Europe supports premiums for compliant supply, while overall EU import volumes remain a meaningful share of global palm oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-14 | [Sustainable palm oil use in Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73492-sustainable-palm-oil-use-in-europe.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-01 | [European palm oil import almost 69% sustainable](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67486-european-palm-oil-import-almost-69-sustainable.md) | -5.1% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-11 | [Europe “dangerously behind” on achieving deforestation-free soy, palm, timber, cocoa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58614-europe-dangerously-behind-on-achieving-deforestation-free-soy-palm-timber-cocoa.md) | +0.9% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-25 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Palm Oil Export Levies Hit Rp28 Trillion, Paving the Way for Sustainable Smallholder Empowerment - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15557-palm-oil-magazine-palm-oil-export-levies-hit-rp28-trillion-paving-the-way-for.md) | +1.1% | +5.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-18 | [Consumers are still unable to trust sustainable palm oil watchdog’s seal of approval - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48672-consumers-are-still-unable-to-trust-sustainable-palm-oil-watchdog-s-seal-of.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- bioenergyinternational.com: https://bioenergyinternational.com/europe-track-achieving-100-sustainable-palm-oil-food-feed-oleochemicals/

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