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The European Commission today decided that palm oil is not a green fuel and should not be promoted because it causes deforestation. The use of palm oil in diesel, which is driven by the EU’s renewable energy targets, will be gradually reduced as of 2023 and should reach zero in 2030 although exemptions remain.

Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok today urged oil palm smallholders in Sarawak to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as soon as possible.

The European Union set new criteria for the use of palm oil in biofuels in a balancing act to try to avert a trade war with producers in Asia while appeasing climate protagonists at home.

The Primary Industries Ministry targets a 10% increase in the use of palm oil and its products through the “Sayangi Sawitku” campaign.

The European Commission has concluded that palm oil cultivation results in excessive deforestation and its use in transport fuel should be phased out.

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday March 13

Malaysian palm oil futures dipped again on Tuesday, losing earlier gains made on rising crude oil prices.

Malaysian palm oil futures dipped again on Tuesday, losing earlier gains made on rising crude oil prices.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer indicated Tuesday he will prioritize the agriculture sector once the two countries start negotiations for what the United States says will be a bilateral free trade agreement.

MPs crushed Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay.

Wolfgang Münchau, in “Norway shows the UK a better way to Brexit” (March 11), makes a reference to members of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) not being able to strike meaningful third-country agreements, and that membership of Efta and the European Economic Area prevents a country from conducting third-party trade agreements

Washington’s top trade negotiator said Tuesday he is working with Canadian and Mexican officials to find a compromise on US steel and aluminum tariffs.