# EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products, Explained | FAIRR

> FAIRR published an explainer on the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products, noting that agriculture drives much of global deforestation and that EU consumption accounts for 16% of tropical deforestation linked to trade. The article covers the regulation's scope and investor relevance. It describes the rule without announcing a new decision.

- Date: 2023-03-09 · published 2023-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36900-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-explained-fairr
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The regulation targets soy, palm oil and cattle products sold into the EU, so over time it could reshape sourcing and raise costs for compliant feed ingredients. The article itself adds no new near-term price catalyst.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-05-03 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35974-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.9% | -9.7% |
| SOY | 2022-03-17 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products - Proforest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42304-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-proforest.md) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-01 | [Regulation on Deforestation-free Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38269-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | -1.0% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20176-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-11-15 | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33210-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.6% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2026-04-01 | [Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20176-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr.md) | -0.7% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2022-05-09 | [Expert meeting on the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41419-expert-meeting-on-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-fern.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2022-03-15 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42298-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-insights-trase.md) | -6.5% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- fairr.org: https://www.fairr.org/news-events/insights/eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products

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