# MEPs demand ban on crop-based biofuels | ENDS Waste & Bioenergy

> MEPs asked the EU to phase out vegetable oils in biofuels by 2020 because of deforestation. The committee also backed tougher import criteria, possible carbon-footprint tariffs, and a critique of existing RSPO and MSPO certification schemes. The text is a non-binding position that goes further than the lead MEP's draft.

- Date: 2017-03-10 · published 2017-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72016-meps-demand-ban-on-crop-based-biofuels-ends-waste-and-bioenergy
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Tougher EU rules on biofuel feedstocks would reduce palm oil import demand and could redirect demand to rapeseed and soy oil. Price effects depend on whether the position becomes binding law.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-17 | [EU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67010-eu-parliament-ends-palm-oil-and-caps-crop-based-biofuels-at-2017-levels.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-05 | [Palm oil drops $50/mt on B50 doubts and weak demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4443-palm-oil-drops-50-mt-on-b50-doubts-and-weak-demand.md) | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-04 | [MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels \| Guardian sustainable business \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71526-meps-vote-to-ban-the-use-of-palm-oil-in-biofuels-guardian-sustainable-business.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-11 | [ECOS Feedback on the European Commission Draft Delegated Act on High and Low ILUC Risks Biofuels - ECOS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59609-ecos-feedback-on-the-european-commission-draft-delegated-act-on-high-and-low.md) | +0.1% | -8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-14 | [EU’s palm-based biofuel ban: Does it breach WTO free trade rules? \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59117-eu-s-palm-based-biofuel-ban-does-it-breach-wto-free-trade-rules-malaysiakini.md) | +2.9% | +0.6% |
| SBO | 2022-02-25 | [How Will A Surge in Bio-Based Fuels Impact Grain Demand?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15416-how-will-a-surge-in-bio-based-fuels-impact-grain-demand.md) | +3.6% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2024-01-22 | [Soybean Oil Rises With More US Demand Forecast for Biofuels - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32190-soybean-oil-rises-with-more-us-demand-forecast-for-biofuels-bloomberg.md) | -0.9% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2023-07-25 | [How Will A Surge in Bio-Based Fuels Impact Grain Demand? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15295-how-will-a-surge-in-bio-based-fuels-impact-grain-demand-agweb.md) | -8.7% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- endswasteandbioenergy.com: https://www.endswasteandbioenergy.com/article/1427027/meps-demand-ban-crop-based-biofuels

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