# EU Adopts New Regulation To Reduce Global Deforestation

> Legal commentary describes the EU Deforestation Regulation, which entered into force on June 29, 2023. The rules cover cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya and wood, and require due diligence proving products are deforestation-free after December 31, 2020. Large and medium companies face the main obligations, with SMEs granted certain exemptions.

- Date: 2023-08-22 · published 2023-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34614-eu-adopts-new-regulation-to-reduce-global-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Soy, palm oil and cattle products sold into the EU must now be verified as traceable, which could shift trade flows toward lower-risk origins. The final cost impact depends on how strictly compliance is enforced.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.4% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2022-03-21 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42305-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-global-canopy.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -3.5% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2024-07-10 | [New study on the unintended effects of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free products - Clever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29297-new-study-on-the-unintended-effects-of-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation.md) | -9.3% | -6.5% |
| SBM | 2020-06-02 | [EU soy imports linked to illegal deforestation in Brazil – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52639-eu-soy-imports-linked-to-illegal-deforestation-in-brazil-global-canopy.md) | +1.9% | -0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +3.5% | +8.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29296-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr.md) | -2.5% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-10 | [A 2025 Overview of the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23773-a-2025-overview-of-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- legal500.com: https://www.legal500.com/intelligence/european-union/environment/eu-adopts-new-regulation-to-reduce-global-deforestation

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