# Environmental Justice Foundation | Will the EU regulate to stop its…

> The Environmental Justice Foundation urged EU action to curb deforestation linked to EU consumption, which it estimates causes around 10% of global deforestation. The piece cites record tropical rainforest loss in 2019 and says 2020 losses may be worse. It calls on the public to support a proposed EU regulation.

- Date: 2020-11-04 · published 2020-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50188-environmental-justice-foundation-will-the-eu-regulate-to-stop-its
- 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

This is advocacy for a possible EU regulation rather than a decision, so it has little immediate effect on feed commodity prices. Any eventual rule could reduce EU demand for deforestation-linked soy and other commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-12-06 | [EU Deforestation Regulation Information System launches - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26990-eu-deforestation-regulation-information-system-launches-environment.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-02-04 | [EU consultation on deforestation – just three weeks left to call for binding regulation!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60629-eu-consultation-on-deforestation-just-three-weeks-left-to-call-for-binding.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-14 | [Extra time for deforestation: lessons for future EU environmental legislation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27448-extra-time-for-deforestation-lessons-for-future-eu-environmental-legislation.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2024-12-06 | [EU Deforestation Regulation Information System launches - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26990-eu-deforestation-regulation-information-system-launches-environment.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.4% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2024-11-14 | [Extra time for deforestation: lessons for future EU environmental legislation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27448-extra-time-for-deforestation-lessons-for-future-eu-environmental-legislation.md) | -1.3% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- ejfoundation.org: https://ejfoundation.org/news-media/will-the-eu-regulate-to-stop-its-consumption-driving-deforestation

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