Indonesia’s Commodity Export Plan: What We Know So Far
KEY POINTS On 20 May 2026, President Prabowo Subianto announced that the Government of Indonesia has issued a Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah, or PP) on…
Indonesia seeks WTO retaliation after EU misses RED deadline
Indonesia goes to retaliation Trade Minister Budi Santoso confirmed on 7 March that Indonesia has formally requested WTO authorisation retaliate against the EU’s failure to…
What the EU’s Fertiliser Trade Ban Could Mean for Palm Oil
Possibly the most overlooked story in trade and agriculture right now is about fertiliser. Specifically: The EU is all set to introduce new sanctions on…
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…
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…
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…
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