Palm To Get Zero Tariff in US, EU-Mercosur Sets Stage For RI-EU
Trump Gives Indonesian Palm a Lifeline An overlooked part of the palm-trade news last week is that palm oil is likely to get to the…
EU-US agreement on EUDR: “Special treatment” for Washington but not Jakarta?
The European Union has committed to work with the United States to address concerns about the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), acknowledging that “production of the…
Will the Commission Stare Down ‘Negligible Risk’? Mondelez Calls for Another EUDR Delay
Palm exporters and European capitals have been surprised by a bid by the European Peoples’ Party to effectively reopen the EUDR. The push was made…
EU Committee Backs Controversial EUDR Change Despite WTO Concerns
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee last week backed a proposal that could fundamentally undermine the EUDR – the very regulation that palm oil exporters and…
Are Havas and Borrell on same page on palm oil, EUDR and Indonesia-EU relations?
At the beginning of last week, Indonesia’s new President Prabowo appointed the country’s former ambassador to Germany, Arif Havas Oegroseno as Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. Anyone…
NYDF Claims on Indonesia Don’t Stack Up
Does The Forest Declaration Report Inflate Indonesia’s Deforestation? A report published by campaign group Climate Focus on the eve of New York Climate Week does…
EUDR Delay Part II: Politics, Guidance and Benchmarking
Although last week’s proposed 12-month delay to the EUDR by the Commission was met with relief or trepidation, it was the big surprise that wasn’t….
EUDR Delay, Part 1: Reactions from Industry, NGOs and Markets
The European Commission’s proposed delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation was released yesterday. It outlined a 12-month delay, as well as a new international cooperation…
EUDR Update: “Zero industry consultation” on guidelines, no detail on new EUDR Committee
Palm and other commodity exporters are still waiting on the promised guidelines and updated FAQ document from the European Commission. As little as two weeks…
‘Palm Oil Week’ in Europe: the Commission No-Show and an EUDR Pile-On
For Indonesian click here The EU No-Show at SVOC Palm oil officials and stakeholders undertook a series of events across Europe last week, with the…
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