# US paper industry asks Trump to seek lighter EU deforestation rules | Reuters

> Reuters reports that a US paper industry group has asked the Trump administration to press the EU for lighter deforestation rules. The EU law requires proof that cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood products are deforestation-free, or they face fines or rejection.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26070-us-paper-industry-asks-trump-to-seek-lighter-eu-deforestation-rules-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lobbying for weaker EU rules, if successful, would reduce compliance burdens on soy and palm oil trade. Any change would ease export frictions, but no decision has been made.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-08 | [Brazil says EU deforestation rules hamper Mercosur trade deal negotiation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33213-brazil-says-eu-deforestation-rules-hamper-mercosur-trade-deal-negotiation.md) | +1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-15 | [South American soy fed to EU livestock drives Gran Chaco deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63555-south-american-soy-fed-to-eu-livestock-drives-gran-chaco-deforestation.md) | +1.2% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2017-01-19 | [Brazilian soy producers and EU industry agree on responsible action plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73011-brazilian-soy-producers-and-eu-industry-agree-on-responsible-action-plan.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-03-05 | [China to boost food imports from Latin America, Europe as US trade war escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14678-china-to-boost-food-imports-from-latin-america-europe-as-us-trade-war-escalates.md) | +1.4% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52144-a-fifth-of-eu-soy-imports-from-brazil-could-be-tainted-by-deforestation-study.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-16 | [Indonesia clinches US trade deal, says Trump was a 'tough negotiator' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24091-indonesia-clinches-us-trade-deal-says-trump-was-a-tough-negotiator-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +5.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-09 | [Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15767-indonesia-and-malaysia-agree-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-25 | [Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15541-indonesia-urges-eu-to-remove-biodiesel-import-curbs-after-wto-ruling.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-paper-industry-asks-trump-seek-lighter-eu-deforestation-rules-2025-02-18/

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