# EU deforestation law will damage trade with US, Trump official warns – POLITICO

> A senior USDA official told reporters in Brussels that the EUDR will discourage US producers from exporting to Europe, affecting about $9 billion of annual US trade. The US delegation was lobbying EU capitals to simplify the rules before a review next month. The official cited European livestock farmers' reliance on imported soybean feed.

- Date: 2026-03-13 · published 2026-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20177-eu-deforestation-law-will-damage-trade-with-us-trump-official-warns-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

If US soybean exports to the EU decline, European feed protein would be tighter and more costly, supporting soybean meal demand from alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-13 | [EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20172-eu-risks-losing-us-soy-imports-under-deforestation-rules-washington-warns.md) | -3.7% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-10-04 | [Why Biden will try to enforce Trump’s phase one trade deal with China \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44413-why-biden-will-try-to-enforce-trump-s-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china-piie.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-10-11 | [Trump announces 'phase one' trade deal with China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56427-trump-announces-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-11 | [Day 1 of U.S.-China trade talks ends with hopes for limited deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56618-day-1-of-u-s-china-trade-talks-ends-with-hopes-for-limited-deal.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-19 | [Trade war: China buys US soybeans after fresh round of tariff waivers, but will it be the last for some time? \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55445-trade-war-china-buys-us-soybeans-after-fresh-round-of-tariff-waivers-but-will.md) | +1.0% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2026-03-13 | [EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20172-eu-risks-losing-us-soy-imports-under-deforestation-rules-washington-warns.md) | +2.3% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-12-19 | [Trade war: China buys US soybeans after fresh round of tariff waivers, but will it be the last for some time? \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55445-trade-war-china-buys-us-soybeans-after-fresh-round-of-tariff-waivers-but-will.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +5.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- politico.eu: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-deforestation-law-will-discourage-us-producers-from-exporting-to-eu-us-official-warns/

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