# The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market - AidEnvironment

> AidEnvironment analyzed 2021 trade flows of 98 commodity products from non-EU countries entering the EU market, focusing on deforestation risk. It found the EU imported more than 14 million metric tons of corn that year, with Brazil as the second largest supplier. The analysis aims to inform future scope expansions of the EU regulation.

- Date: 2023-01-23 · published 2023-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37814-the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Identifying large EU import flows of corn and soy from deforestation-exposed origins suggests possible future rules that could affect Brazilian corn and soy trade. The effect on prices is speculative at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-06 | [Responsible sourcing of high-risk commodities: The latest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28801-responsible-sourcing-of-high-risk-commodities-the-latest.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [EU Regulation on deforestation-free products: What comes next for importers / exporters of agricultural commodities? \| BLOMSTEIN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36440-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-comes-next-for-importers.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.1% | +15.0% |
| CORN | 2021-09-15 | [Leaked EU anti-deforestation law contains loopholes, incl. omission of fragile ecosystems, and environmentally impactful products like maize & rubber, say campaigners - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45105-leaked-eu-anti-deforestation-law-contains-loopholes-incl-omission-of-fragile.md) | -2.7% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-09 | [How the EU will limit the sale of commodities that cause deforestation \| Garrigues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29294-how-the-eu-will-limit-the-sale-of-commodities-that-cause-deforestation-garrigues.md) | -8.2% | -11.1% |
| SOY | 2022-05-04 | [Deforestation: what could be the market impact of new EU ban?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41420-deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32131-eu-deforestation-regulation-considerations-for-commodities-traders-lexology.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- aidenvironment.org: https://aidenvironment.org/the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market/

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