# How US Lobbyists Diluted Europe's Landmark Deforestation Law (2026)

> A Mighty Earth investigation finds that 24 US companies and trade groups held at least 350 meetings with EU policymakers between July 2024 and July 2026 to delay and weaken the EUDR. The EUDR is due to take effect in December and covers soy, palm oil, cattle, cocoa, coffee, rubber and wood.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:17:43.082Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31452-how-us-lobbyists-diluted-europe-s-landmark-deforestation-law-2026
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lobbying-driven dilution of EUDR rules could ease future compliance burdens on soy and palm oil trade into Europe, a modestly bearish factor for those oils' EU premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-04-30 | [Intense Negotiations Underway On EU "Deforestation-Free" Law.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41866-intense-negotiations-underway-on-eu-deforestation-free-law.md) | -2.7% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2022-05-24 | [Palm oil industry seeks delay to deforestation law - Unearthed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41421-palm-oil-industry-seeks-delay-to-deforestation-law-unearthed.md) | -2.0% | -12.6% |
| SBO | 2019-07-23 | [EU Communication (2019) on stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58112-eu-communication-2019-on-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world.md) | +2.5% | +3.4% |
| SBO | 2025-08-12 | [Commission Notice – Guidance Document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on Deforestation-Free Products - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23340-commission-notice-guidance-document-for-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on.md) | -0.0% | -3.2% |
| SBO | 2019-07-05 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Volume Obligations for 2020 On Track to Meet Statutory Deadline \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57955-epa-proposes-renewable-volume-obligations-for-2020-on-track-to-meet-statutory.md) | +0.2% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-05 | [EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29291-eu-resists-calls-to-delay-deforestation-law-letter-shows-reuters.md) | -2.5% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-11 | [2025-30: Plant Exports – European Union Deforestation Regulation - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24241-2025-30-plant-exports-european-union-deforestation-regulation-daff.md) | +2.7% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- allisonspec.com: https://allisonspec.com/article/how-us-lobbyists-diluted-europe-s-landmark-deforestation-law

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