# Week in Brussels: Strategic Compass, Procurement, CBAM, deforestation - Borderlex - European trade policy

> A Borderlex weekly review of Brussels trade policy notes the EU's new Strategic Compass and says there is no appetite in the EU, mainly Germany, to further restrict trade with Russia. It also mentions talks on a transatlantic data deal and steel and aluminium trade.

- Date: 2022-03-25 · published 2022-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42303-week-in-brussels-strategic-compass-procurement-cbam-deforestation-borderlex
- 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

The stated reluctance to add further trade restrictions on Russia removes one potential source of tighter EU import controls on Russian-origin commodities, a neutral signal for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-07-14 | [Wheat, soybeans fall on expectations of progress in Ukraine shipping talks - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5976-wheat-soybeans-fall-on-expectations-of-progress-in-ukraine-shipping-talks.md) | -8.8% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -3.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [China's most powerful weapon in Trump trade war may backfire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66378-china-s-most-powerful-weapon-in-trump-trade-war-may-backfire.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-18 | [Trade Tracker: A turning point in the Red Sea shipping crisis? \| NatWest Corporates and Institutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16967-trade-tracker-a-turning-point-in-the-red-sea-shipping-crisis-natwest-corporates.md) | -0.7% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-01-20 | [China’s yuan rises to over two-week high on positive US-China talk, better economic data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9601-china-s-yuan-rises-to-over-two-week-high-on-positive-us-china-talk-better.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -2.4% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2018-02-14 | [China's most powerful weapon in Trump trade war may backfire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66378-china-s-most-powerful-weapon-in-trump-trade-war-may-backfire.md) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2022-08-27 | [Higher gas prices deepen Europe's fertiliser crunch, threaten food crisis \| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY NEWS - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5146-higher-gas-prices-deepen-europe-s-fertiliser-crunch-threaten-food-crisis.md) | -5.9% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- borderlex.net: https://borderlex.net/2022/03/25/week-in-brussels-strategic-compass-procurement-cbam-deforestation/

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