# EU Communication (2019) on stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests - European Commission

> On 23 July 2019 the European Commission adopted a communication setting out five priorities to protect existing forests, especially primary forests, and increase sustainable forest cover worldwide. Annexes list actions for the Commission and for EU national, regional and local authorities, industry and civil society.

- Date: 2019-07-23 · published 2019-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58112-eu-communication-2019-on-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Potential EU regulation of imported commodities such as palm oil, soy and beef could eventually tighten sourcing rules for feed-relevant soy and soymeal and palm products, though no binding measures were adopted yet.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-08-12 | [Commission Notice – Guidance Document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on Deforestation-Free Products - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23340-commission-notice-guidance-document-for-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on.md) | -0.0% | -3.2% |
| SBO | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2025-04-11 | [Beginning of stage 3 of the economic program with relaxation of currency restrictions and an exchange rate to float within a band \| BCRA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25427-beginning-of-stage-3-of-the-economic-program-with-relaxation-of-currency.md) | +2.3% | +4.3% |
| SBO | 2021-04-28 | [EPOA’s Position Paper on EU Regulatory Measures » European Palm Oil Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47633-epoa-s-position-paper-on-eu-regulatory-measures-european-palm-oil-alliance.md) | +1.7% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2020-08-25 | [Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers \| 2020-08-25  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51488-biden-hits-trump-over-renewable-fuel-standard-delays-waivers-2020-08-25-agri.md) | +4.1% | +6.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-07-02 | [Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world's forests \| European Committee of the Regions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52140-stepping-up-eu-action-to-protect-and-restore-the-world-s-forests-european.md) | +3.0% | +9.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-02-28 | [Stepping up EU action on deforestation and forest degradation – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60626-stepping-up-eu-action-on-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-global-canopy.md) | -4.2% | -5.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-21 | [Comparing Recent Deforestation Measures  of the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom \| Steptoe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43167-comparing-recent-deforestation-measures-of-the-united-states-european-union-and.md) | +1.1% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- commission.europa.eu: https://commission.europa.eu/publications/eu-communication-2019-stepping-eu-action-protect-and-restore-worlds-forests_en

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