Indonesia and Malaysia, two of the largest palmoljeproducenterna in the world, is critical of the phasing out and Indonesia have in the past threatened with the same thing. The EU has decided that the biofuel made of palm oil should be phased out by the year 2030. However, imports from small plantations continued to be permitted.
The malaysian ministry of foreign affairs describes the recommendation from the EU as a “calculated political action” that seeks to exclude their exports to the eu member states.
“such An aggressive handelsbarriär directed against Malaysia’s national interests, and our 650.000 small farmers, can not be implemented without a strong reaction,” says the ministry in a statement.
the palm oil has been criticized when the rain forests are being devastated to give place to the farms, according to environmental organisations.
