# EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure - Insights - Trase

> Trase research finds EU imports were linked to about 190,500 hectares of deforestation per year in 2019-2021, with Côte d'Ivoire, Brazil and Indonesia as top origins. Cocoa, oil palm, coffee and soy are the leading exposed commodities, and the analysis was prepared ahead of the EUDR's December 2024 start.

- Date: 2024-06-27 · published 2024-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29778-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure-insights-trase
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The data highlights where EU compliance scrutiny will focus, particularly on palm oil and soy from Brazil and Indonesia, which may prompt more supply-chain checks.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-29 | [EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30265-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-17 | [Companies are underestimating the risks of deforestation in their commodities supply chains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73496-companies-are-underestimating-the-risks-of-deforestation-in-their-commodities.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-11 | [Eliminating deforestation from supply chains by 2020: a review of the Amsterdam Declaration countries – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58616-eliminating-deforestation-from-supply-chains-by-2020-a-review-of-the-amsterdam.md) | +0.9% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-16 | [Diminishing the EU’s deforestation footprint: The where and the how - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48666-diminishing-the-eu-s-deforestation-footprint-the-where-and-the-how-ieep-aisbl.md) | +3.3% | +14.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-30 | [How data holds businesses accountable for deforestation \| Trellis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73474-how-data-holds-businesses-accountable-for-deforestation-trellis.md) | -1.4% | 0.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-29 | [EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30265-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure.md) | -4.1% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2018-06-27 | [New Trase Yearbook highlights deforestation linked to exports of Brazilian soy \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64539-new-trase-yearbook-highlights-deforestation-linked-to-exports-of-brazilian-soy.md) | -2.7% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-08-13 | [Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63556-trase-earth-tracks-commodities-links-supply-chains-to-deforestation-risk.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- trase.earth: https://trase.earth/insights/eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure

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