# On the EU’s plate every day: deforestation and natural destruction

> WWF's Anke Schulmeister-Oldenhove writes in a Euractiv column that the EU accounts for as much as 16% of nature destruction linked to global trade between 2005 and 2017. She identifies soy used for animal feed, palm oil, Latin American beef and cocoa as key links to tropical forest loss. She asks whether the forthcoming EU deforestation law will meet its promises.

- Date: 2021-04-26 · published 2021-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47636-on-the-eu-s-plate-every-day-deforestation-and-natural-destruction
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened political attention on soy for animal feed and palm oil raises the likelihood of tighter EU import rules. Any tightening would be a gradual factor for feed protein and vegetable oil supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2022-05-19 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41417-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-07-10 | [A 2025 Overview of the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23773-a-2025-overview-of-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.1% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-07-10 | [EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52143-eu-s-trade-deals-can-put-an-end-to-deforestation.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.4% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -3.5% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2022-03-21 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42305-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-global-canopy.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/on-the-eus-plate-every-day-deforestation-and-natural-destruction/

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