# A Rocky Road - EU Regs, Deforestation and Just Transition for Smallholders

> Commentary on the 21 February Agriculture Council debate on the EU deforestation regulation. It raises concerns about smallholders and whether the rules will meet their stated aims. The piece questions which ecosystems and commodities should be prioritised.

- Date: 2022-02-24 · published 2022-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42739-a-rocky-road-eu-regs-deforestation-and-just-transition-for-smallholders
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Debate over commodity scope and smallholder impacts signals possible future supply constraints on soy and palm products, but no immediate price trigger.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-21 | [EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22426-eu-eases-deforestation-law-for-smallholders-but-keeps-2025-start-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-11 | [Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27898-indonesia-malaysia-eu-work-on-guide-for-smallholders-on-eu-deforestation-rules.md) | +1.1% | +13.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | +9.3% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | -2.7% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-30 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Will the traceability requirement hold smallholder producers back? - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40970-eu-deforestation-regulation-will-the-traceability-requirement-hold-smallholder.md) | -24.6% | -29.3% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22426-eu-eases-deforestation-law-for-smallholders-but-keeps-2025-start-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32131-eu-deforestation-regulation-considerations-for-commodities-traders-lexology.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- arc2020.eu: https://www.arc2020.eu/a-rocky-road-eu-regs-deforestation-and-just-transition-for-smallholders/

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