ANALYSIS: What Next for EUDR?
In the past 24 hours some new developments indicate the likelihood of larger changes to the EUDR. The simple version is that the European parliament…
EUDR: De(lay)ja vu
For folks in the palm trade, this feels like a case of de ja vu. It is almost exactly 12 months ago that the EUDR…
EU’s Mixed Signals on MSPO Create Confusion Over EUDR ‘Recognition’
The EU has sown confusion in a statement with Malaysia, where the EU acknowledged “MSPO certification as a credible sustainability scheme with a high standard…
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…
EUDR Guidance Confirms Worst Fears for Smallholders
The European Commission released its long-awaited EUDR guidance yesterday, and it’s exactly what palm oil producers feared: a technical document that papers over the regulation’s…
US-Indonesia Deal: What Does it Mean for Palm? EUDR Déjà Vu Continues
Indonesia clinches 19% US tariff rate, Malaysia still negotiating Indonesia and the US have confirmed that Indonesia will receive a 19% “reciprocal tariff” rate on…
Did Trump Just Seal the Indonesia-EU Deal?
Click here for Indonesian Indonesia and the EU appear to have found new common ground on their decade-old trade negotiations. The announcement came as both…
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…
Indonesia-EU FTA: Zero tariffs for refined palm?
Last week’s bilateral between Indonesia and the EU in Brussels was principally to move closer finalizing the IEU-CEPA. Just to remind, the negotiations have been…
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