# EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure

> Trase research published May 29 finds EU imports of agricultural commodities continue to drive substantial global deforestation, mainly through cocoa and oil palm. It shows large differences between EU countries in deforestation exposure as they prepare for the EUDR.

- Date: 2024-05-29 · published 2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30265-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated exposure of EU member states to palm oil and soy-linked deforestation signals where compliance pressure will bite hardest, influencing future EU sourcing of these oils and meals.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-27 | [EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29778-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure-insights-trase.md) | +3.6% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2016-12-17 | [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 | 2024-08-14 | [EU commodities import continue to drive deforestation - EMMA4EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28805-eu-commodities-import-continue-to-drive-deforestation-emma4eu.md) | +1.7% | +7.8% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2024-06-27 | [EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29778-eu27-countries-in-the-spotlight-for-deforestation-exposure-insights-trase.md) | +1.2% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -4.6% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-08-14 | [EU commodities import continue to drive deforestation - EMMA4EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28805-eu-commodities-import-continue-to-drive-deforestation-emma4eu.md) | -3.2% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.48650/5xrc-vg04

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