# Europe will apply new anti-deforestation requirements for cocoa and coffee imports starting in December

> The EU is scheduled to begin applying its Deforestation-Free Products Regulation to medium and large operators and traders on 30 December 2026. Exporters, including those in Ecuador, will need to provide traceability information such as the geographic identification of production plots and evidence that goods comply with origin-country laws.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T21:23:02.384Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84974-europe-will-apply-new-anti-deforestation-requirements-for-cocoa-and-coffee
- 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

The requirements could increase documentation and compliance costs for exporters and complicate access to the EU market for covered goods. The article does not identify a specific feed commodity with a material price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-08-04 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: EU draft hints at new requirements for economic operators](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40054-deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for.md) | +8.4% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-09-13 | [How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? – FarmEurope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57130-how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation-farmeurope.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-05-23 | [From bean to bar: Locating and Reporting Cocoa Supply Chain Data Under the EU Deforestation Regulation - Bird & Bird](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30264-from-bean-to-bar-locating-and-reporting-cocoa-supply-chain-data-under-the-eu.md) | -2.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2024-02-15 | [New obligations on importers and traders arising from the EU Deforestation Regulation \| Article \| Chambers and Partners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31730-new-obligations-on-importers-and-traders-arising-from-the-eu-deforestation.md) | -1.9% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-04 | [European Parliament Committee will prepare an own-initiative report on new European plan to combat global deforestation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57131-european-parliament-committee-will-prepare-an-own-initiative-report-on-new.md) | +0.3% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2022-08-04 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: EU draft hints at new requirements for economic operators](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40054-deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for.md) | +5.5% | -4.3% |
| SBM | 2019-09-13 | [How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? – FarmEurope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57130-how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation-farmeurope.md) | -1.3% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2019-09-04 | [European Parliament Committee will prepare an own-initiative report on new European plan to combat global deforestation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57131-european-parliament-committee-will-prepare-an-own-initiative-report-on-new.md) | +1.7% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- elproductor.com: https://www.elproductor.com/articulo/europa-aplicara-desde-diciembre-nuevas-exigencias-contra-la-deforestacion-para-importar-cacao-y-cafe

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