Indonesia, Malaysia to visit Brussels over concern about EU deforestation law


Indonesia and Malaysia have accused the EU of discriminatory policies targeting palm oil. - JP

JAKARTA (Reuters): The world's two biggest palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to the European Union next week to voice concern over a new deforestation law they believe could be detrimental to small farming businesses.

Indonesia and Malaysia accounts for about 85% of global palm oil exports and the EU is their third-largest market.

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