# Verbatim report of proceedings - Deforestation (debate) - Wednesday, 21 October 2020

> A verbatim transcript of the European Parliament's 21 October 2020 plenary debate on deforestation records MEPs citing the scale of global forest loss and human rights impacts. Speakers call for stronger EU action against products linked to deforestation.

- Date: 2020-10-21 · published 2020-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50661-verbatim-report-of-proceedings-deforestation-debate-wednesday-21-october-2020
- 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 a parliamentary debate transcript with no new market facts, so it has little direct effect on feed or commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-04-19 | [Texts adopted - Deforestation Regulation - Wednesday, 19 April 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36436-texts-adopted-deforestation-regulation-wednesday-19-april-2023.md) | -4.9% | -10.2% |
| SOY | 2021-09-14 | [EU mulling rules to stop import of ‘deforestation’ products – EUobserver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45098-eu-mulling-rules-to-stop-import-of-deforestation-products-euobserver.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2023-11-15 | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33210-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.6% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2022-09-13 | [Texts adopted - Deforestation Regulation ***I - Tuesday, 13 September 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39602-texts-adopted-deforestation-regulation-i-tuesday-13-september-2022.md) | -5.7% | -11.3% |
| SBM | 2022-09-13 | [Texts adopted - Deforestation Regulation ***I - Tuesday, 13 September 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39602-texts-adopted-deforestation-regulation-i-tuesday-13-september-2022.md) | -5.2% | -10.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-29 | [Report evaluates anti-deforestation regulations - STTC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42302-report-evaluates-anti-deforestation-regulations-sttc.md) | -4.4% | -6.6% |
| SBM | 2022-02-07 | [EU ministers to debate proposal on deforestation-related products on 21 February \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42736-eu-ministers-to-debate-proposal-on-deforestation-related-products-on-21.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- europarl.europa.eu: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2020-10-21-INT-3-178-0000_EN.html

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