# Tobacco in the blind spot of the European anti-deforestation regulation

> The EU Deforestation Regulation, due to apply from December 30, 2026, covers imports of cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, wood, soy and derived products, but excludes tobacco. Tobacco production in parts of East Africa contributes to forest pressure, mainly because wood is used as fuel to dry tobacco leaves; the region supplies about a quarter of Europe’s tobacco imports.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:17:33.046Z
- Category: policy · region European Union and East Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89957-tobacco-in-the-blind-spot-of-the-european-anti-deforestation-regulation
- 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

Tobacco is not directly subject to the regulation’s EU market due-diligence requirements, so the rules do not constrain this source of demand for wood fuel or affect covered feed-commodity flows directly. No listed feed commodity has a clear price implication.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-02-21 | [Spotlight on deforestation regulations in the UK and EU : Clyde & Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26066-spotlight-on-deforestation-regulations-in-the-uk-and-eu-clyde-and-co.md) | -2.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [Is the European Union Deforestation Regulation WTO-Proof? – ECIPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28330-is-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-wto-proof-ecipe.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-09-03 | [European Union Exempts Leather from Anti-Deforestation Regulations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57127-european-union-exempts-leather-from-anti-deforestation-regulations.md) | -1.4% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2024-10-08 | [2024-22: Industry Advice Notice on the European Union Deforestation Regulation - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27894-2024-22-industry-advice-notice-on-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.7% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2024-10-02 | [Implications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27897-implications-of-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-everycrsreport-com.md) | -3.9% | -8.7% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Spotlight on deforestation regulations in the UK and EU : Clyde & Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26066-spotlight-on-deforestation-regulations-in-the-uk-and-eu-clyde-and-co.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.4% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2019-09-03 | [European Union Exempts Leather from Anti-Deforestation Regulations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57127-european-union-exempts-leather-from-anti-deforestation-regulations.md) | -0.3% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- theconversation.com: https://theconversation.com/le-tabac-dans-langle-mort-du-reglement-europeen-contre-la-deforestation-295687

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