# EU palm oil policies are undermining Europe’s goals in South-East Asia

> Malaysia's Plantation Industries Minister Mah Siew Keong criticises the European Parliament environment committee's October 23 vote to ban palm oil-based biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive. He argues the ban would be discriminatory, risk a WTO challenge and harm EU trade relations.

- Date: 2017-11-07 · published 2017-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68001-eu-palm-oil-policies-are-undermining-europe-s-goals-in-south-east-asia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A possible EU ban on palm oil biofuel feedstock would reduce European palm oil demand and pressure Malaysian and Indonesian prices, with potential knock-on effects on palm-based feed and oilseed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-27 | [Europe-Asia trade war looms over palm oil - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66114-europe-asia-trade-war-looms-over-palm-oil-asia-times.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-22 | [Indonesia’s shifting export policies in an effort to boost Crude Palm Oil exports \| Edelman Global Advisory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15790-indonesia-s-shifting-export-policies-in-an-effort-to-boost-crude-palm-oil.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-23 | [Palm Oil News - Palm Oil Sues European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56090-palm-oil-news-palm-oil-sues-european-union.md) | +3.4% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-13 | [Growing tensions between Asian palm oil producers and the European Union \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37813-growing-tensions-between-asian-palm-oil-producers-and-the-european-union-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-09-30 | [EU palm oil ban more than environmental issue - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57133-eu-palm-oil-ban-more-than-environmental-issue-asia-times.md) | -2.1% | +2.5% |
| 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% |
| SBO | 2017-07-06 | [EU trade deals could undermine Europe’s shift to clean biofuels… \| T&E](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70010-eu-trade-deals-could-undermine-europe-s-shift-to-clean-biofuels-t-and-e.md) | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [South American soybean oil prices 2026 outlook: supply and demand amid shifting global policies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19354-south-american-soybean-oil-prices-2026-outlook-supply-and-demand-amid-shifting.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/eu-palm-oil-policies-are-undermining-europes-goals-in-south-east-asia/

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