# MPOB: Malaysia's palm oil is deforestation-free but EU ban may impact smallholders

> Malaysia's palm oil board says Malaysian palm oil is deforestation-free but that EUDR due diligence will add administrative and production costs, especially for smallholders. MPOB also argues that rapeseed and sunflower oil are not targeted by the rule.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:22:44.902Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76173-mpob-malaysia-s-palm-oil-is-deforestation-free-but-eu-ban-may-impact
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher compliance costs for palm oil relative to EU-produced rapeseed and sunflower oil could shift EU demand toward competing vegetable oils and support their prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-17 | [Indonesia raises concerns over EU deforestation law’s impact on smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25155-indonesia-raises-concerns-over-eu-deforestation-law-s-impact-on-smallholders.md) | +0.1% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-18 | [EU-Malaysia Joint Press Statement on EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) and the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification Scheme \| EEAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30261-eu-malaysia-joint-press-statement-on-eu-deforestation-free-regulation-eudr-and.md) | -0.3% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-19 | [Indonesia Launched Palm Oil Rejuvenation Scheme for Smallholders \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68333-indonesia-launched-palm-oil-rejuvenation-scheme-for-smallholders-indonesia.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-13 | [Malaysia backs off from WTO suit against EU on palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54694-malaysia-backs-off-from-wto-suit-against-eu-on-palm-oil.md) | -2.8% | -16.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-03 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35974-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +9.2% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2024-10-03 | [EU proposal to delay anti-deforestation rule bullish for palm oil: analysts \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7240-eu-proposal-to-delay-anti-deforestation-rule-bullish-for-palm-oil-analysts-s.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| SBO | 2017-03-08 | [MEPs call for measures to stem deforestation for palm oil \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72015-meps-call-for-measures-to-stem-deforestation-for-palm-oil-agence-europe.md) | -4.8% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2023-02-08 | [Indonesia's new palm oil biodiesel programme profits major corporations at the expense of smallholders, says union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15754-indonesia-s-new-palm-oil-biodiesel-programme-profits-major-corporations-at-the.md) | +0.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- theedgemalaysia.com: https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/mpob-malaysias-palm-oil-deforestationfree-eu-ban-may-impact-smallholders

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