# Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law | articles | ING THINK

> The EU deforestation regulation, due to take effect this year, bans agricultural products linked to deforestation and forest degradation after 31 December 2020. Companies must trace commodities back to the plots of land where they were produced.

- Date: 2023-02-22 · published 2023-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37352-food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Traceability requirements could raise sourcing costs and push buyers toward alternate suppliers, though trade flow shifts are expected to be gradual. Feed-relevant soy, palm oil and meat supplies into the EU could face added compliance costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 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) | -3.9% | -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% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2023-08-01 | [How to verify your products are deforestation-free and comply with the EUDR Regulation?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34616-how-to-verify-your-products-are-deforestation-free-and-comply-with-the-eudr.md) | -2.8% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new-eu-law/

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