# Under EU Attack, Top Palm Oil Producers Rethink Trade Strategy

> Palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia are seeking new markets in Africa, Myanmar and elsewhere after facing backlash in Europe over deforestation. Indonesia is pursuing barter deals and promoting palm oil in trade negotiations.

- Date: 2017-09-13 · published 2017-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68834-under-eu-attack-top-palm-oil-producers-rethink-trade-strategy
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting exports toward price-sensitive markets may support palm oil volumes but at lower prices, while EU demand weakens.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-15 | [At WTO, main palm oil producers tell EU to suspend biofuel sustainability measure \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59611-at-wto-main-palm-oil-producers-tell-eu-to-suspend-biofuel-sustainability.md) | +0.1% | -9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-24 | [Indonesia's palm oil exports to EU to climb on trade pact, regulatory reprieve \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22880-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-to-eu-to-climb-on-trade-pact-regulatory-reprieve.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-03 | [Palm oil prices under pressure, other oils fall, shipping rates rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4445-palm-oil-prices-under-pressure-other-oils-fall-shipping-rates-rise.md) | -6.2% | -5.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-30 | [Strategic marketing of Malaysian palm oil to China in a soft market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15632-strategic-marketing-of-malaysian-palm-oil-to-china-in-a-soft-market.md) | +0.8% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-07 | [US soyoil exports hit 15-year high as pricy palm shifts vegoil trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25669-us-soyoil-exports-hit-15-year-high-as-pricy-palm-shifts-vegoil-trade-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2017/09/13/under-eu-attack-top-palm-oil-producers-rethink-trade-strategy/1464063
- voanews.com: https://www.voanews.com/a/under-attack-top-palm-oil-producers-rethink-trade-strategy/4026620.html

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