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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight ‘discrimination’ against palm oil

Lorries loaded with palm oil fruit queue for unloading at a factory in West Aceh, Indonesia, May 17, 2022. (Antara Foto/Syifa Yulinnas/ via Reuters)

BOGOR, Indonesia: Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight "discrimination" against the commodity after a meeting between leaders from the countries.

The comments by Indonesian President Joko Widodo followed a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was making his first overseas trip since being elected last November.

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