# Provisional agreement on the proposal for a Deforestation-free Products Regulation (EUDR): reactions and first analyses

> Civil society groups reacted to the provisional EU deforestation agreement reached on 5 December 2022, which sets a 31 December 2020 cut-off and covers palm oil, beef, timber, coffee, cocoa, rubber and soy. The agreement is expected to apply from 2025. The article offers first analyses of the rules' scope and definitions.

- Date: 2022-12-16 · published 2022-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38274-provisional-agreement-on-the-proposal-for-a-deforestation-free-products
- 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

Analysis of scope and definitions helps buyers gauge how much EU-bound soy and palm oil could be affected. Most of the price impact depends on how strictly the rules are enforced.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2024-04-02 | [EUDR: Navigating the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30768-eudr-navigating-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | -0.4% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2023-05-03 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35974-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.9% | -9.7% |
| 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 | 2022-11-14 | [7 Key Updates on the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation - Satelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38688-7-key-updates-on-the-eu-deforestation-free-products-regulation-satelligence.md) | +0.4% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- fair-and-precious.org: https://www.fair-and-precious.org/en/news/734/provisional-agreement-on-the-proposal-for-a-deforestation-free-products-regulation-eudr-reactions-and-first-analyses

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