fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
1 week agoHow Europe's Deforestation Law Could Change the Global Coffee Trade
Starting in 2026, companies selling coffee on the European Union market will have to prove that their product is "deforestation-free." That means every bag of beans, every jar of ground coffee and every espresso capsule must trace back to coffee plants on land that hasn't been cleared of forest since Dec. 31, 2020. The new rules, found in what's known as the EU Deforestation Regulation, are part of a wider effort to ensure European consumption doesn't drive global deforestation.
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