# High-resolution soybean tracing for deforestation-free supply chains | Communications Earth & Environment

> A research paper in Communications Earth & Environment describes a method for tracing soybeans to within about 193 km of their harvest location using isotopic and elemental composition. The authors say the approach can verify declared origins for due diligence under deforestation rules. The study was published in April 2026.

- Date: 2026-05-01 · published 2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19739-high-resolution-soybean-tracing-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains
- 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

Better origin verification could make compliance with EU rules easier for soy importers and reduce the risk of falsified declarations. The effect on prices is not immediate.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-13 | [Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63556-trase-earth-tracks-commodities-links-supply-chains-to-deforestation-risk.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-01 | [New European Soy Report Highlights Progress and Challenges in Transition to Deforestation-Free Supply Chains  - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23779-new-european-soy-report-highlights-progress-and-challenges-in-transition-to.md) | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-04-23 | [A map of the world's forests to support the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Supply Chains \| Cirad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30771-a-map-of-the-world-s-forests-to-support-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2024-01-29 | [Assessing tropical deforestation in Germany's agricultural commodity supply chains \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32135-assessing-tropical-deforestation-in-germany-s-agricultural-commodity-supply.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-08 | [USDA trims forecast for soybean, wheat supplies \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32633-usda-trims-forecast-for-soybean-wheat-supplies-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.2% | -5.5% |
| SBM | 2025-07-01 | [New European Soy Report Highlights Progress and Challenges in Transition to Deforestation-Free Supply Chains  - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23779-new-european-soy-report-highlights-progress-and-challenges-in-transition-to.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2025-01-01 | [Earth observation as enabler for implementing the EU regulation on deforestation-free products \| npj Climate Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26533-earth-observation-as-enabler-for-implementing-the-eu-regulation-on.md) | -3.4% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2020-05-28 | [PRESS RELEASE: EU feed industry on the right track for responsible & deforestation-free soy \| FEFAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53155-press-release-eu-feed-industry-on-the-right-track-for-responsible-and.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03380-8

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