# EU’s deforestation footprint highlights need for EUDR - Insights - Trase

> Trase published an assessment finding the EU remains exposed to about 112,500 hectares of deforestation per year through agricultural imports over 2021–2023. Cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire is the largest exposure, followed by Brazilian soy and cattle products. The report urges swift implementation of the delayed EUDR.

- Date: 2026-03-24 · published 2026-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20173-eu-s-deforestation-footprint-highlights-need-for-eudr-insights-trase
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis supports keeping EUDR compliance requirements in place, which adds traceability costs for Brazilian soy and cattle exports to the EU.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-13 | [Trase data highlights EU's role in deforestation - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47631-trase-data-highlights-eu-s-role-in-deforestation-insights-trase.md) | +4.9% | +17.2% |
| SOY | 2022-06-07 | [EU urged to widen deforestation law - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40969-eu-urged-to-widen-deforestation-law-insights-trase.md) | +0.5% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2022-03-15 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42298-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-insights-trase.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2021-11-09 | [Missing deforestation-risk products undermine EU’s due diligence proposal - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44105-missing-deforestation-risk-products-undermine-eu-s-due-diligence-proposal.md) | +6.7% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2022-10-01 | [Editorial: Towards Reducing the EU’s Global Deforestation Footprint?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39166-editorial-towards-reducing-the-eu-s-global-deforestation-footprint.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- trase.earth: https://trase.earth/insights/eu-s-deforestation-footprint-highlights-need-for-eudr

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