# Deforestation: what could be the market impact of new EU ban?

> City AM reports the EU looks set to require importers to show that agricultural products such as palm oil and soy do not contribute to deforestation. It frames the proposal as part of efforts to cut imported deforestation emissions and discusses investor implications.

- Date: 2022-05-04 · published 2022-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41420-deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected EU import requirements on palm and soy could gradually shift trade flows toward certified deforestation-free supply, adding a cost premium to exposed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| SOY | 2021-12-23 | [The EU has a new deforestation law: here’s what it means \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43616-the-eu-has-a-new-deforestation-law-here-s-what-it-means-clientearth.md) | -0.1% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2025-07-10 | [A 2025 Overview of the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23773-a-2025-overview-of-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.1% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +12.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-07 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: What companies need to know + how they’ll be impacted - Quantis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35527-eu-deforestation-regulation-what-companies-need-to-know-how-they-ll-be-impacted.md) | +1.6% | +16.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +1.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- cityam.com: https://www.cityam.com/deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban/

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