# European Commission to ban beef, soy and palm oil imports linked to deforestation | Eurogroup for Animals

> Eurogroup for Animals welcomed a planned Commission proposal, due by December 2021, to ban imports of deforestation-linked beef, soy, palm oil, wood, cocoa and coffee. The law would categorise countries by deforestation risk and apply to all origins.

- Date: 2021-09-20 · published 2021-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45103-european-commission-to-ban-beef-soy-and-palm-oil-imports-linked-to
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A planned EU import prohibition on deforestation-linked soy and palm oil is a longer-term demand risk for these commodities in the EU, though the rules are not yet adopted.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | +1.8% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [Reports: EU to add more products to deforestation-linked imports ban - edie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20610-reports-eu-to-add-more-products-to-deforestation-linked-imports-ban-edie.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2020-06-02 | [EU soy imports linked to illegal deforestation in Brazil – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52639-eu-soy-imports-linked-to-illegal-deforestation-in-brazil-global-canopy.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2022-07-06 | [An Update: European Union Draft Law Seeking to Ban Imports and Exports of Commodities from Regions at Risk of Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40520-an-update-european-union-draft-law-seeking-to-ban-imports-and-exports-of.md) | +1.1% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | -4.9% | -4.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-19 | [Reports: EU to add more products to deforestation-linked imports ban - edie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20610-reports-eu-to-add-more-products-to-deforestation-linked-imports-ban-edie.md) | +0.6% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-13 | [European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern.md) | -2.8% | -16.7% |

## Sources

- eurogroupforanimals.org: https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/european-commission-ban-beef-soy-and-palm-oil-imports-linked-deforestation

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