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Indonesia is reluctant to join a European Union (EU) push to use a stopgap appeal mechanism to resolve their World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes, a standoff experts say reflects a broader power struggle over nickel and palm oil amid an impaired WTO dispute settlement mechanism.

They pointed out that Sri Lanka is the only country in the world that has banned oil palm cultivation while countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, and India generate millions of dollars in foreign exchange from oil palm cultivation, alleging that the ban was not made on a scientific basis.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, snapping three session of gains as concerns around Indonesian output eased and weak export data weighed down the contract.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) successfully hosted a Trade Networking Visit for 37 prominent Chinese buyers from Nov 25 to 27, 2025

Indonesia registered a double-digit growth in its palm oil exports as of October, enabling the resource-rich economy to enjoy 66 months of being in the black, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Indonesia reported Monday that its October trade surplus reached $2.39 billion, but this was only nearly half of what the country had registered in September despite a 66-month streak.

Palm oil steadied after advancing the past three sessions, with robust Malaysian inventories poised to cap further gains

Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, weighed by weakness in Chicago soyoil and weak export data

When conversations arise about the future of the global palm oil industry, attention has long remained centred on Malaysia and Indonesia. But quietly and strategically, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is emerging as the next major frontier — and no company embodies this momentum more than Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC).

Sri Lanka's prolonged ban on new oil palm cultivation and crude palm oil (CPO) imports has evolved into a costly economic dilemma, draining scarce foreign exchange, weakening export competitiveness, and placing thousands of livelihoods at risk

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to remain slightly bullish next week due to weather-related factors, a trader said.

Malaysia's palm oil exports to China declined nearly 39 per cent in the first 10 months of the year due to logistics challenges and pricing pressures, said Malaysian Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani