# Companies Must Use EU Anti-Deforestation Law Delay as a 'Springboard, Not a Snooze Button'

> Canopy's CEO said the EU's decision to again delay the EU Deforestation Regulation creates uncertainty for companies preparing supply chains. The statement calls for continued progress despite the postponement.

- Date: 2019-09-03 · published 2019-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57132-companies-must-use-eu-anti-deforestation-law-delay-as-a-springboard-not-a
- 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

Further delay of the EUDR prolongs uncertainty over future compliance costs for soy, palm oil, cattle and other covered commodities, but it does not change current trade flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [EU Commission suggests easing anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22429-eu-commission-suggests-easing-anti-deforestation-law.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-11 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is amended: what is the EUDR and what must companies do now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20606-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-is-amended-what-is-the-eudr-and-what-must.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-23 | [EU to delay anti-deforestation law by another year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22875-eu-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-by-another-year-reuters.md) | -0.0% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [EU deforestation regulation forces companies to act - KPMG-Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21987-eu-deforestation-regulation-forces-companies-to-act-kpmg-law.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2025-09-23 | [EU to delay anti-deforestation law by another year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22875-eu-to-delay-anti-deforestation-law-by-another-year-reuters.md) | -3.5% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2021-10-25 | [Why Rubber Must be Kept in the EU’s Anti-Deforestation Law - Mighty Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44593-why-rubber-must-be-kept-in-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law-mighty-earth.md) | +1.0% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- wwd.com: https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/eu-deforestation-law-delay-eudr-canopy-1238857322/

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