# New EU deforestation regulation could threaten the palm oil sector

> Ingredients Network reports industry warnings that the EU deforestation regulation could raise consumer prices and create unfair competition for food manufacturers. It cites FAO estimates that beef, palm oil and soy account for about 80% of tropical deforestation.

- Date: 2022-11-03 · published 2022-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38694-new-eu-deforestation-regulation-could-threaten-the-palm-oil-sector
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Industry expectations of higher costs and reduced trade flows for palm oil, soy and beef point to modest bearish pressure on EU-bound demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-05 | [How the New EU Deforestation Regulation Affects Your Palm Oil Business - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29774-how-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation-affects-your-palm-oil-business-lexology.md) | -0.2% | +3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-04-01 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: Getting started now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31227-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-getting-started-now.md) | +3.0% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-28 | [Are You Ready? The EU deforestation regulation - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20611-are-you-ready-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-lexology.md) | +5.0% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +1.9% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-03 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35974-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +9.2% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-04-01 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: Getting started now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31227-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-getting-started-now.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- ingredientsnetwork.com: https://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/new-eu-deforestation-regulation-could-threaten-news119300.html

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