B1 – Intermediate
Due to global food inflation, Indonesia has decided to take some measures to ensure the availability of food products in their country. One of them is to stop the export of palm oil.
More than half of the palm oil supply in the world comes from Indonesia.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about Indonesia’s plans to ban export of palm oil.
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/indonesia-bans-palm-oil-exports-level-3/
Discussion Questions:
- What are the reasons Indonesia is banning palm oil export?
- What is your opinion about this economic decision?
- How is this going to impact other countries?
- How has your country been affected by the recent crisis?
- What are some economic decisions that your country has made amidst the recent crisis?