# EC raises question mark over FLEGT VPA process - LSSC Course

> A presentation by the European Commission's environment directorate indicated the EU may introduce a new regulation to minimise deforestation risk in imported products including soy, palm oil, beef and cocoa. The proposal could affect existing timber and FLEGT licensing instruments.

- Date: 2021-06-11 · published 2021-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46594-ec-raises-question-mark-over-flegt-vpa-process-lssc-course
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible EU regulation covering soy and palm oil adds uncertainty to import demand and could raise compliance costs for feed ingredient exporters.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-09-25 | [Brazil Risks Losing Soy Sales to Europe Over Forest Protection Law Compliance - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34126-brazil-risks-losing-soy-sales-to-europe-over-forest-protection-law-compliance.md) | -2.4% | +7.1% |
| SBM | 2023-11-24 | [China to Encourage "More Reasonable Level" of Pig Production - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33167-china-to-encourage-more-reasonable-level-of-pig-production-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.9% | -12.1% |
| SBM | 2024-11-26 | [China's yuan slides to four-month low on Trump's tariff promise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27628-china-s-yuan-slides-to-four-month-low-on-trump-s-tariff-promise-reuters.md) | -2.5% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2024-06-07 | [China's Pig Prices Rebound in 2024 Due to Market Recovery and Government Intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29749-china-s-pig-prices-rebound-in-2024-due-to-market-recovery-and-government.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2025-01-23 | [China’s yuan slips on worries over Trump tariff plans, pre-holiday dollar demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9598-china-s-yuan-slips-on-worries-over-trump-tariff-plans-pre-holiday-dollar-demand.md) | -1.5% | -5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-17 | [Indonesia raises concerns over EU deforestation law’s impact on smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25155-indonesia-raises-concerns-over-eu-deforestation-law-s-impact-on-smallholders.md) | +0.1% | -3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-06 | [Palm closes at one-year low as recession fears knock commodities - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4989-palm-closes-at-one-year-low-as-recession-fears-knock-commodities-markets.md) | -1.3% | -9.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-14 | [Palm extends fall to hit over 4-month low on cheaper US soyoil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10807-palm-extends-fall-to-hit-over-4-month-low-on-cheaper-us-soyoil-markets-business.md) | -3.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- lsscourse.com: https://lsscourse.com/2021/06/11/ec-raises-question-mark-over-flegt-vpa-process/

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