# Proposal on combating deforestation problematic for EU ministers | AGENCE EUROPE

> EU agriculture ministers criticised the deforestation proposal on 21 February, raising concerns about scope, administrative burden and definitions. Portugal, Austria, Estonia and Malta warned of supply disruptions for products such as soya for animal feed. Several countries also raised WTO compatibility.

- Date: 2022-02-20 · published 2022-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42737-proposal-on-combating-deforestation-problematic-for-eu-ministers-agence-europe
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Warnings of soya supply disruption for feed suggest that the rules, if adopted as drafted, could tighten EU protein meal availability and support prices, though the outcome remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-02-07 | [EU ministers to debate proposal on deforestation-related products on 21 February \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42736-eu-ministers-to-debate-proposal-on-deforestation-related-products-on-21.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2021-11-09 | [Missing deforestation-risk products undermine EU’s due diligence proposal - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44105-missing-deforestation-risk-products-undermine-eu-s-due-diligence-proposal.md) | +10.5% | +6.0% |
| SBM | 2020-03-12 | [Deforestation and forest degradation: IEEP's response to European Commission's public consultation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54143-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-ieep-s-response-to-european-commission-s.md) | +2.7% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2022-09-15 | [European bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39604-european-bill-passes-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked-commodities.md) | -0.4% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [EU anti-deforestation law could affect 20% of Amazon soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33216-eu-anti-deforestation-law-could-affect-20-of-amazon-soy.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-12-01 | [The European Commission’s Proposed Ban on Products Driving Deforestation and Forest Degradation \| Steptoe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43610-the-european-commission-s-proposed-ban-on-products-driving-deforestation-and.md) | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| SOY | 2026-08-26 | [European Commission updates frequently asked questions on implementation of EU Deforestation Regulation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17924-european-commission-updates-frequently-asked-questions-on-implementation-of-eu.md) | +6.4% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2022-10-27 | [New rules for companies under the European Parliament's ambitious version of the proposal against deforestation - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39168-new-rules-for-companies-under-the-european-parliament-s-ambitious-version-of.md) | +4.2% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/12895/8/proposal-on-combating-deforestation-problematic-for-eu-ministers

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