# MEP calls for EU trade to tackle palm oil driven deforestation

> A Member of the European Parliament called for EU trade policy to address deforestation linked to palm oil. The item is a short statement with little detail on specific measures.

- Date: 2016-11-16 · published 2016-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73862-mep-calls-for-eu-trade-to-tackle-palm-oil-driven-deforestation
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for trade measures on palm oil could eventually affect EU import flows, but without a proposal or vote the price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-30 | [EU Adds Palm Oil for Medicines, Soy Seeds to Deforestation Carve-Out - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18815-eu-adds-palm-oil-for-medicines-soy-seeds-to-deforestation-carve-out-bloomberg.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-14 | [Pressure mounts on EU to act as France calls for action on deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62074-pressure-mounts-on-eu-to-act-as-france-calls-for-action-on-deforestation-fern.md) | -0.6% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-12 | [EU states call for tough action on deforestation to meet 2020 UN goal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62079-eu-states-call-for-tough-action-on-deforestation-to-meet-2020-un-goal.md) | -2.3% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-09 | [New laws are best way for EU to tackle deforestation \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65522-new-laws-are-best-way-for-eu-to-tackle-deforestation-clientearth.md) | -3.0% | -7.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-11 | [EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59612-eu-consumption-drives-import-of-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.1% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- endseurope.com: https://www.endseurope.com/article/1647495/mep-calls-eu-trade-tackle-palm-oil-driven-deforestation

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