
Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno, speaking at the Indonesia Palm Oil Conference 2026 in Bali, said international sustainability and due diligence rules are applied unequally to palm oil. He warned that these pressures burden millions of smallholder growers, who UNCTAD estimates number about 7 million and supply up to 40 percent of output.
Continued dispute over EU due diligence rules could raise compliance costs and add friction to palm oil exports to Europe, which can support palm oil prices. This is a policy position statement with no immediate supply change.
After 513 past neutral policy events, Palm Oil moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.4%), and -0.1% over 20.
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