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Palm oil imports to the EU significantly decreased between July 2025 and early March 2026 compared to the same period last year, reflecting an overall decline in consumption within the bloc, according to a report by the German Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).
According to the latest European Commission data, the EU imported a total of 1.9 million tonnes of palm oil between July 1, 2025, and March 3, 2026, a slight decrease from the nearly 2 million tonnes shipped during the same period last year.
The German Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants explained that this decline is due to the exclusion of palm oil-based biofuels from national quota obligations.
The report, issued on March 12, stated that although the exclusion of palm oil-based biofuels was not scheduled to begin until 2030, this policy has already been adopted by some member states.
According to the report, Indonesia remained the main supplier of palm oil, with total shipments to the EU reaching 597,400 tonnes. However, the country's exports between July and early March decreased by 8% year-on-year.
Imports from Malaysia – the EU's second-largest supplier – rose by approximately 4% to 484,000 tonnes. Guatemalan palm oil supplies to the EU market also increased by about 5% to 282,800 tonnes.
According to research conducted by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (Agricultural Market Information Company), shipments from Papua New Guinea decreased by approximately 17% to 140,100 tonnes. The decline in shipments from Honduras was even sharper, recording a year-on-year drop of about 36%.
Source: ofimagazine