# EU adds some palm oil products to deforestation law, removes leather | Reuters

> The European Commission said palm oil derivatives will face EUDR rules from December 2027, and leather will be exempted from the law. The Reuters report notes the EU had already delayed the policy's launch by two years after opposition from Brazil, Indonesia and others.

- Date: 2026-07-13 · published 2026-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18353-eu-adds-some-palm-oil-products-to-deforestation-law-removes-leather-reuters
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A later start date for palm derivatives limits near-term compliance costs, but the scope addition still adds traceability burden for EU palm imports over time. The effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-23 | [EU to delay anti-deforestation law by another year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22875-eu-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-by-another-year-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-18 | [EU countries approve year-long delay to deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21521-eu-countries-approve-year-long-delay-to-deforestation-law-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-06 | [EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38273-eu-agrees-law-preventing-import-of-goods-linked-to-deforestation-reuters.md) | -4.6% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-03 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35974-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +9.2% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-19 | [EU lawmakers back ban on goods linked to deforestation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36438-eu-lawmakers-back-ban-on-goods-linked-to-deforestation-reuters.md) | -1.0% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-adds-some-palm-oil-products-deforestation-law-removes-leather-2026-07-13/

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