# EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns | Euractiv

> US officials warned on Friday that the EU Deforestation Regulation could cost American exporters access to the bloc if implemented without changes. A USDA official said compliance burdens such as traceability and segregation would fall on US soybean exports, which Washington estimates could affect about €7.8 billion in annual US exports to the EU. The EU is set to review the regulation in April.

- Date: 2026-03-13 · published 2026-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20172-eu-risks-losing-us-soy-imports-under-deforestation-rules-washington-warns
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced US soybean meal and soybean access would tighten EU protein feed supply, potentially lifting European feed costs and shifting demand toward Brazilian soy.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-13 | [EU deforestation law will damage trade with US, Trump official warns – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20177-eu-deforestation-law-will-damage-trade-with-us-trump-official-warns-politico.md) | -3.7% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2024-08-29 | [Soybeans rise as demand for US exports blows past expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28786-soybeans-rise-as-demand-for-us-exports-blows-past-expectations.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-11-07 | [China to pledge more US soy imports during Trump visit \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67860-china-to-pledge-more-us-soy-imports-during-trump-visit-the-western-producer.md) | -2.1% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-30 | [Loading up on Uncertainty – Soy Crush Perspectives in Importing Regions - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64106-loading-up-on-uncertainty-soy-crush-perspectives-in-importing-regions-rabobank.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-13 | [EU deforestation law will damage trade with US, Trump official warns – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20177-eu-deforestation-law-will-damage-trade-with-us-trump-official-warns-politico.md) | +2.3% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2024-08-29 | [Soybeans rise as demand for US exports blows past expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28786-soybeans-rise-as-demand-for-us-exports-blows-past-expectations.md) | +3.2% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -3.8% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-risks-losing-us-soy-imports-under-deforestation-rules-washington-warns/

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