# On UN Forests Day, new studies put EU in position to take action on deforestation - EIA

> On UN Forests Day, EIA highlighted two newly released European Commission studies on deforestation caused by EU consumption of forest-risk commodities such as palm oil, timber, soy, coffee, beef and leather. The feasibility study presents 20 possible policy interventions requiring both supply- and demand-side measures.

- Date: 2018-03-21 · published 2018-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66018-on-un-forests-day-new-studies-put-eu-in-position-to-take-action-on
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Potential EU rules on forest-risk commodities could eventually tighten import requirements for palm oil, soy and other feed-relevant inputs, raising compliance costs for buyers. The effect on prices is still speculative since no binding measures have been adopted.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-22 | [#ClientEarth: Two new Commission studies pave the way for EU action on deforestation - EU Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66019-clientearth-two-new-commission-studies-pave-the-way-for-eu-action-on.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-28 | [France pushes for EU deforestation law as activists seek tougher measures  \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43171-france-pushes-for-eu-deforestation-law-as-activists-seek-tougher-measures-the.md) | +5.5% | +10.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-22 | [Coalition Urges EU To Designate Sarawak-state As ‘High-Risk’ Under New Deforestation Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56580-coalition-urges-eu-to-designate-sarawak-state-as-high-risk-under-new.md) | +1.3% | +16.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-21 | [Another step forward on the new “Zero-Deforestation” regulation - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39606-another-step-forward-on-the-new-zero-deforestation-regulation-etifor.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-03 | [EU proposal to delay anti-deforestation rule bullish for palm oil: analysts \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7240-eu-proposal-to-delay-anti-deforestation-rule-bullish-for-palm-oil-analysts-s.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2018-03-22 | [#ClientEarth: Two new Commission studies pave the way for EU action on deforestation - EU Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66019-clientearth-two-new-commission-studies-pave-the-way-for-eu-action-on.md) | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2021-05-06 | [EU must show ambitious action in proposed new law to tackle the bloc’s deforestation footprint - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47102-eu-must-show-ambitious-action-in-proposed-new-law-to-tackle-the-bloc-s.md) | +5.8% | -6.7% |
| SBM | 2023-02-22 | [Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37352-food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new.md) | -2.2% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/news/un-forests-day-new-studies-put-eu-position-take-action-deforestation/

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