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Indonesia: Threats to curb CPO exports and stop milk powder imports from EU

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03 Nov 2017

On 3 November 2017, the Indonesian Minister of Trade announced at a press conference at the 13th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and 2018 Price Outlook in Nusa Dua, Bali, that Indonesia is willing to retaliate if the European Union introduces further regulations to curb the imports of crude palm oil.

The Indonesian Ministry of Trade did not issue an official statement on this matter. However, numerous Indonesian press agencies have consistently reported on this statement.

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2

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2 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Updated: 03 Nov 2017
Import ban

The Trade Minister was also quoted by CNN Indonesia that day (3.11.2017) saying that Indonesia could temporarily ban the import of milk powder from the European Union: "I could interfere with the i...

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Updated: 03 Nov 2017
Export ban

The Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita threatened to halt the export of crude palm oil if the European Commission continues to "disrupt our palm oil [exports]". The Minist...

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