# Focus: Coffee, candy makers question EU deforestation law

> Coffee and candy makers are questioning the EU deforestation law, arguing it is difficult to comply with. A family-owned confectionery company said its cocoa and palm oil can be traced to individual farms or plantations and kept separate from untraceable material. Some large investors continue to back the regulation.

- Date: 2023-07-27 · published 2023-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35081-focus-coffee-candy-makers-question-eu-deforestation-law
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Industry pushback could lead to delays or changes in implementation, which would shift the timing of demand for traceable palm oil and cocoa inputs. Uncertainty over the rules may keep buyers cautious about contracting.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-01 | [EU lawmakers seek change to deforestation law and approve delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27445-eu-lawmakers-seek-change-to-deforestation-law-and-approve-delay.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [EU lawmakers in talks to further weaken deforestation law, document shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27447-eu-lawmakers-in-talks-to-further-weaken-deforestation-law-document-shows.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-26 | [EU deforestation regulation forces companies to act - KPMG-Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21987-eu-deforestation-regulation-forces-companies-to-act-kpmg-law.md) | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/coffee-candy-makers-question-eu-deforestation-law-2023-07-27/

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