
At COP28 in Dubai, the European Commission announced an EU observatory on deforestation, a Team Europe initiative on deforestation-free value chains, and new support for partner countries. The EU law begins applying on 30 December 2024.
Expanded EU support for partner countries signals that deforestation-linked trade rules will persist, adding compliance cost to soy and palm oil supply chains over time. The direct price effect is limited in the near term.
After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 513 past neutral policy events, Palm Oil moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.4%), and -0.1% 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.