# EU to delay anti-deforestation law by another year | Reuters

> The EU has agreed to delay its anti-deforestation law by another year. The regulation was due to take effect on December 30 and would have required proof that soy, beef and palm oil imports did not cause deforestation.

- Date: 2025-09-23 · published 2025-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22875-eu-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-by-another-year-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The delay removes near-term compliance costs and documentation burdens for soymeal, soyoil and palm oil exporters into Europe, easing pressure on EU import premiums and supporting continued flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-27 | [EU backs another one-year delay for EUDR antideforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21989-eu-backs-another-one-year-delay-for-eudr-antideforestation-law.md) | -1.1% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21985-european-parliament-supports-year-long-deforestation-law-delay-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 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) | -4.9% | -10.2% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -1.5% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2024-03-13 | [EU attempts to smooth South American complaints over deforestation policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31222-eu-attempts-to-smooth-south-american-complaints-over-deforestation-policy.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2021-06-03 | [EU plans mix of mandatory and voluntary rules to tackle deforestation \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46593-eu-plans-mix-of-mandatory-and-voluntary-rules-to-tackle-deforestation-euractiv.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-will-delay-anti-deforestation-law-by-another-year-commissioner-says-2025-09-23/

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