# To regulate or not to regulate? EU climate commitments face key test over global deforestation (commentary)

> A commentary argues the EU's new deforestation plan, a 21-page document, is a key test of its climate commitments, noting EU imports of palm oil, beef and soy have continued to rise. The author says the plan's interpretation will determine its impact.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58116-to-regulate-or-not-to-regulate-eu-climate-commitments-face-key-test-over-global
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued EU demand for soy and palm oil combined with possible future regulation keeps longer-term supply-chain risk in view, but this opinion piece does not change near-term prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-07-12 | [Climate change: new rules for companies to stop EU-driven deforestation globally \| Noticias \| Parlamento Europeo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40519-climate-change-new-rules-for-companies-to-stop-eu-driven-deforestation-globally.md) | -8.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-01-03 | [EU Deforestation Regulation now postponed by 12 months \| EY - Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26531-eu-deforestation-regulation-now-postponed-by-12-months-ey-global.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2022-03-21 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42305-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-global-canopy.md) | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-05-06 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) - key takeaways for companies after postponement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24692-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-key-takeaways-for-companies-after.md) | +2.7% | +0.3% |
| 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% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-08-22 | [EU Adopts New Regulation To Reduce Global Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34614-eu-adopts-new-regulation-to-reduce-global-deforestation.md) | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-03 | [EU Deforestation Regulation now postponed by 12 months \| EY - Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26531-eu-deforestation-regulation-now-postponed-by-12-months-ey-global.md) | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-06 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) - key takeaways for companies after postponement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24692-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-key-takeaways-for-companies-after.md) | -2.3% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/to-regulate-or-not-to-regulate-eu-climate-commitments-face-key-test-over-global-deforestation-commentary/

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