
Houthoff describes the EU Deforestation Regulation's scope and obligations, requiring parties placing soy, coffee and palm oil on the EU market to ensure no deforestation and legal production from 30 December 2024. The factsheet covers enforcement and entry into force.
Due diligence obligations on EU imports of soy and palm products add compliance cost that may slightly reduce EU demand for these commodities.
After 369 past bearish policy events, Soybeans moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 400 past bearish policy events, Palm Oil moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.1%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.