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Will A Tit For Tat Palm Oil Ban Work

Dr Sathia Varqa, Co-founder, Palm Oil Analytics

16-Jan-23 07:45

Will A Tit For Tat Palm Oil Ban Work

The Malaysian government said it may consider a ban on exporting palm oil to the EU in response to the bloc’s latest law

which bans imports of grown on deforested land including palm oil and its derivatives. Dr. Sathia Varqa, co-founder, Palm Oil Analytics tells us what this means for CPO prices and will such a ban work.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Chong Tjen San, Philip See, Wong Shou Ning


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