Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to coordinate in efforts against an anti-palm oil campaign in the United States and Europe, Indonesian Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said in Jakarta Monday.

Idris, who earlier had a meeting with Indonesian Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono, said Apriantono had returned from an annual meeting on palm oil in Malaysia.

"The two countries have agreed to start a program and and proportionally explain about palm oil," Idris said at the vice presidential office quoting Apriantono.

Idris said the producers of cooking oil made from corn, soybean and sun flowers and others had campaigned for the danger of palm oil for human health, triggered by their fears of failure in competition with palm oil, which has lower price, in the market.

Idris noted that palm oil contained a compound which is beneficial for human health.

Indonesia and Malaysia are the world's two biggest producers of palm oil.

Source: Xinhua