# EU deforestation law risks sidelining small farmers, says palm oil watchdog

> A palm oil watchdog warns that the EU deforestation law could sideline small farmers who may struggle to provide the required verifiable land information. The law covers palm oil, soy, beef, wood, cocoa and coffee and some derived products.

- Date: 2023-02-07 · published 2023-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37354-eu-deforestation-law-risks-sidelining-small-farmers-says-palm-oil-watchdog
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller producers being excluded could tighten supply of compliant palm oil and soy-based products into the EU. Price effects would likely be gradual as compliance systems develop.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-17 | [Oil palm smallholder farmers and EU deforestation regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38693-oil-palm-smallholder-farmers-and-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-09 | [Indonesia, Malaysia to send palm oil envoys to EU over deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37353-indonesia-malaysia-to-send-palm-oil-envoys-to-eu-over-deforestation-law.md) | -2.2% | +0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-25 | [Malaysia palm oil body says EU delay on deforestation rule key to address concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22881-malaysia-palm-oil-body-says-eu-delay-on-deforestation-rule-key-to-address.md) | -0.7% | +0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-31 | [Critical Moment for the EU Anti-Deforestation Law \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26536-critical-moment-for-the-eu-anti-deforestation-law-human-rights-watch.md) | +2.1% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-23 | [Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63557-palm-oil-watchdog-urged-to-take-giant-leap-to-save-forests.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Malaysia to support palm oil producers' compliance with EU deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28329-malaysia-to-support-palm-oil-producers-compliance-with-eu-deforestation-law.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22426-eu-eases-deforestation-law-for-smallholders-but-keeps-2025-start-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2024-09-11 | [Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28333-brazil-asks-eu-to-hold-off-on-implementing-deforestation-law-reuters.md) | +2.9% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-deforestation-law-risks-sidelining-small-farmers-says-palm-oil-watchdog-2023-02-07/

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