# EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat

> Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia have protested to the European Parliament that the palm oil biofuel motion is discriminatory. They warn that tariffs or a ban could violate WTO rules and lead to a trade dispute. The article says a plenary vote is expected soon.

- Date: 2017-03-30 · published 2017-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72018-eu-palm-oil-restrictions-risk-sparking-trade-spat
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible WTO dispute adds uncertainty to EU palm oil demand and could delay or dilute any ban. The threat supports palm oil prices only if the measure is weakened.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-29 | [The Trade Numerologist: Palm Oil, From EU To Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67868-the-trade-numerologist-palm-oil-from-eu-to-asia.md) | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| 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 | 2017-07-06 | [Indonesia questions EU policy on palm oil export \| Republika Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70009-indonesia-questions-eu-policy-on-palm-oil-export-republika-online.md) | +1.4% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-16 | [World Bio Market Insights WTO to review EU’s palm oil ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46598-world-bio-market-insights-wto-to-review-eu-s-palm-oil-ban.md) | -2.5% | +4.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-19 | [India: Reduced quantity restrictions on export of certain agricultural products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71462-india-reduced-quantity-restrictions-on-export-of-certain-agricultural-products.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- climatechangenews.com: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/03/30/eu-palm-oil-restrictions-risk-sparking-trade-spat/

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