Trade Ministry condemns EU move to ban palm oil


PETALING JAYA: The Interna­tional Trade and Industry Ministry has joined the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry in condemning the European Union (EU) Parliament’s decision to ban palm oil from the EU biofuel programme by 2021.

Echoing Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, its minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the move discriminates against palm oil-producing countries.

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