# WTO Committee Discusses EU Plans to Combat Deforestation | International Institute for Sustainable Development

> The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment discussed the EU's proposed deforestation-free products law and a UK initiative on farm-related deforestation. Several members urged the EU to consider the needs of developing countries.

- Date: 2022-03-02 · published 2022-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42299-wto-committee-discusses-eu-plans-to-combat-deforestation-international
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The proposal covers soy, palm oil, beef and cocoa, so trade-related concerns raised at the WTO could eventually affect EU import demand for these feed-relevant commodities, though no immediate price effect is evident.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | -1.4% | — |
| SOY | 2022-06-07 | [Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and.md) | +0.5% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [Industry warns against EU’s traceability plans to prevent deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40967-industry-warns-against-eu-s-traceability-plans-to-prevent-deforestation-politico.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-09-24 | [Commission insists no plans to delay anti-deforestation law \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28332-commission-insists-no-plans-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-euronews.md) | +1.7% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2026-04-13 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Early responses in producer countries \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19740-eu-deforestation-regulation-early-responses-in-producer-countries-european.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-15 | [The European Union Deforestation Regulation’s Uneven Impact: Who is exposed and what are the costs? \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17132-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-s-uneven-impact-who-is-exposed-and.md) | +0.5% | — |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-07 | [Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and.md) | -7.4% | -35.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-30 | [Industry warns against EU’s traceability plans to prevent deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40967-industry-warns-against-eu-s-traceability-plans-to-prevent-deforestation-politico.md) | -24.6% | -29.3% |

## Sources

- iisd.org: https://www.iisd.org/articles/wto-eu-plans-combat-deforestation

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