# Palm oil industry seeks delay to deforestation law - Unearthed

> Eight palm oil industry associations, including the chocolate federation Caobisco, asked the EU to delay application of the deforestation law to palm oil until 2030. They cite supply disruption from the Ukraine war and food security concerns.

- Date: 2022-05-24 · published 2022-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41421-palm-oil-industry-seeks-delay-to-deforestation-law-unearthed
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

If the EU grants a delay, palm oil imports into Europe would avoid near-term compliance friction, while continued uncertainty keeps a regulatory risk premium on palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-01 | [EU lawmakers seek change to deforestation law and approve delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27445-eu-lawmakers-seek-change-to-deforestation-law-and-approve-delay.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-12 | [Big palm oil players say EU deforestation law will not hurt exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35525-big-palm-oil-players-say-eu-deforestation-law-will-not-hurt-exports.md) | +5.9% | +14.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-07-18 | [Palm oil is part of the deforestation problem - Friends of Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64064-palm-oil-is-part-of-the-deforestation-problem-friends-of-europe.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +6.8% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-21 | [Brussels U-turns on anti-deforestation law delay – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22428-brussels-u-turns-on-anti-deforestation-law-delay-politico.md) | -0.9% | -6.5% |
| SBO | 2022-04-30 | [Intense Negotiations Underway On EU "Deforestation-Free" Law.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41866-intense-negotiations-underway-on-eu-deforestation-free-law.md) | -2.7% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2018-02-12 | [Export tax freeze to support Malaysian palm oil industry - Oxford Business Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66368-export-tax-freeze-to-support-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-oxford-business-group.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2021-02-23 | [The Palm Oil Industry is Changing — and the EU Can Help — CSPO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48669-the-palm-oil-industry-is-changing-and-the-eu-can-help-cspo.md) | +2.0% | +19.7% |

## Sources

- unearthed.greenpeace.org: https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2022/05/24/palm-oil-eu-deforestation-lobbying/

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