# MPOB: Palm Oil Boycott Over Haze Could Hurt 242,000 Smallholder Families

> The Malaysian Palm Oil Board said calls to boycott palm oil products over transboundary haze could harm more than 242,000 smallholder families without addressing the true sources of pollution. MPOB director-general Badrul Hisham Mohd argued a blanket boycott is ineffective and penalises responsible producers.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T06:06:12.783Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77036-mpob-palm-oil-boycott-over-haze-could-hurt-242-000-smallholder-families
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A consumer boycott, if it gained traction, could dent palm oil demand in consumer markets, but the current call is a social media statement with no sign of market impact so far.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-24 | [Indonesian oil palm smallholders sue state over subsidy to biofuel producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65411-indonesian-oil-palm-smallholders-sue-state-over-subsidy-to-biofuel-producers.md) | -0.3% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-03 | [Palm Oil News - Biodiesel Subsidy Delivered Profits for Corporates: Put Away Smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15695-palm-oil-news-biodiesel-subsidy-delivered-profits-for-corporates-put-away.md) | -2.7% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-02 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Biodiesel Subsidies Enrich Large Corporations at the Elimination of Smallholders - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15699-palm-oil-magazine-biodiesel-subsidies-enrich-large-corporations-at-the.md) | -4.8% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-03 | [Indonesian palm oil smallholders and the EUDR: Impacts and ways forward - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26073-indonesian-palm-oil-smallholders-and-the-eudr-impacts-and-ways-forward-fern.md) | +3.6% | +3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-11 | [Sanity should prevail over proposed EU palm oil ban - The Malaysian Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67487-sanity-should-prevail-over-proposed-eu-palm-oil-ban-the-malaysian-reserve.md) | +0.9% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/11/1569642/mpob-palm-oil-boycott-over-haze-could-hurt-242000-smallholder

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