# EU grain and oilseeds sector raises concerns about bloc’s…

> EU trade associations FEDIOL, COCERAL and FEFAC issued a joint statement on 16 February saying the deforestation proposal needs commodity-specific adaptation. They warned of EU supply shortages, high prices, competitiveness losses and exclusion of smallholders. They also cited heavy administrative burdens.

- Date: 2022-02-21 · published 2022-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42742-eu-grain-and-oilseeds-sector-raises-concerns-about-bloc-s
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Industry warnings of EU supply shortages and high prices for feed and oilseed inputs point to upward pressure on protein meal and vegoil costs if the draft is adopted unchanged.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-06-18 | [Argentine farmers raise concerns over linking sovereign bonds to food exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52445-argentine-farmers-raise-concerns-over-linking-sovereign-bonds-to-food-exports.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| SBM | 2020-10-02 | [Soybeans Bounce as Argentina Suspends Export Registrations \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12139-soybeans-bounce-as-argentina-suspends-export-registrations-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.1% | +9.2% |
| SBM | 2022-03-20 | [Argentina raises export duties on soybean oil and flour from 31 to 33% - Infobae](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14049-argentina-raises-export-duties-on-soybean-oil-and-flour-from-31-to-33-infobae.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2021-02-04 | [Argentina does not rule out an increase in grains export taxes - media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48457-argentina-does-not-rule-out-an-increase-in-grains-export-taxes-media.md) | -2.4% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2020-01-07 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing ban, spurring concern over catch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55009-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-ban-spurring-concern-over-catch.md) | +0.4% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-06 | [Demand for Malaysian palm oil could rise if Indonesia raises exports levy — TA Securities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15590-demand-for-malaysian-palm-oil-could-rise-if-indonesia-raises-exports-levy-ta.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-19 | [Graphic: U.S. green energy push sets global edible oils alight, raises food inflation fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8500-graphic-u-s-green-energy-push-sets-global-edible-oils-alight-raises-food.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-25 | [Malaysia palm oil body says EU delay on deforestation rule key to address concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22881-malaysia-palm-oil-body-says-eu-delay-on-deforestation-rule-key-to-address.md) | -0.7% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/eu-grain-and-oilseeds-sector-raises-concerns-about-blocs-deforestation-free-proposal

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