# EU agricultural imports and deforestation

> The Ecologist reports that Amazon deforestation rose 64% in April year on year, while Brazil's government faces turmoil over its Covid-19 response. Europe is increasingly pressing to act against environmental crimes linked to Brazil's government, and Indigenous groups are calling on the EU to act.

- Date: 2020-05-31 · published 2020-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53152-eu-agricultural-imports-and-deforestation
- 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

Rising Amazon deforestation and mounting EU pressure raise the risk of tighter trade rules on Brazilian agricultural exports, which could eventually affect soy and beef supply to Europe.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| 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 | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2023-05-18 | [EU bans imports linked to deforestation - Everstream Analytics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35972-eu-bans-imports-linked-to-deforestation-everstream-analytics.md) | -0.9% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2019-02-26 | [Sustainable agricultural supply chains and actions against deforestation and forest degradation \| GIZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60627-sustainable-agricultural-supply-chains-and-actions-against-deforestation-and.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2017-05-02 | [FiBL - Report on the EU Common Agricultural Policy and deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71041-fibl-report-on-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy-and-deforestation.md) | -1.5% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2019-02-26 | [Sustainable agricultural supply chains and actions against deforestation and forest degradation \| GIZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60627-sustainable-agricultural-supply-chains-and-actions-against-deforestation-and.md) | +0.3% | +3.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- pressenza.com: https://www.pressenza.com/2020/05/eu-agricultural-imports-and-deforestation/

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