# Europe wants to limit imports of soy from Brazil - News Cereals | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> The European Parliament formally requested that the Commission restrict imports of Brazilian soybeans through mandatory certification proving they do not cause deforestation. MEP Delara Burckhardt said voluntary measures had failed. European grain, feed and oilseed trade groups back forest protection but oppose this specific approach.

- Date: 2020-11-09 · published 2020-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50189-europe-wants-to-limit-imports-of-soy-from-brazil-news-cereals-boerenbusiness-nl
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil supplies a large share of EU soybean and soymeal imports, so a certification requirement could cut EU demand for Brazilian beans and push prices lower. The request is not yet law, which limits the near-term impact.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-11-15 | [European Parliament pass bill to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities \| NGIS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38692-european-parliament-pass-bill-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.6% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2023-10-02 | [Doubts over legal compliance put Brazil’s soy exports to the EU at risk - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33664-doubts-over-legal-compliance-put-brazil-s-soy-exports-to-the-eu-at-risk.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2017-07-12 | [France announces new five-year climate plan that puts end to “imported deforestation” of products like palm oil and soy - Mighty Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70005-france-announces-new-five-year-climate-plan-that-puts-end-to-imported.md) | -3.5% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2021-06-12 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop; soyoil limit-down - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6438-u-s-grains-corn-soy-drop-soyoil-limit-down-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -5.0% |
| 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 | 2017-01-26 | [Trump seeks Mexican import tax to pay for border wall - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73226-trump-seeks-mexican-import-tax-to-pay-for-border-wall-bbc-news.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Brazil’s soybean oil production could reach 13.5 mln tons, while exports decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1331-brazil-s-soybean-oil-production-could-reach-13-5-mln-tons-while-exports-decline.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/granen-grondstof/artikel/10889980/europa-wil-import-van-soja-uit-brazili-beperken

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