# Do due diligence laws actually promote climate smart food?

> FoodNavigator reviews criticism that EU due diligence legislation may cause unintended supply chain effects. It notes the European Parliament voted in September to require verification that cattle, poultry, soy, maize, palm oil and other products were not linked to deforestation.

- Date: 2022-10-07 · published 2022-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39170-do-due-diligence-laws-actually-promote-climate-smart-food
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Verification requirements on soy, maize and poultry could raise compliance costs for EU feed importers and shift trade flows, a modest factor for feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-07-12 | [FAO explores due diligence processes that reduce deforestation from agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46091-fao-explores-due-diligence-processes-that-reduce-deforestation-from-agriculture.md) | +3.6% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-07-30 | [Farmers slow soy sales, but it’s actually good news for the economy - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13786-farmers-slow-soy-sales-but-it-s-actually-good-news-for-the-economy-buenos-aires.md) | -2.2% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2022-02-20 | [Proposal on combating deforestation problematic for EU ministers \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42737-proposal-on-combating-deforestation-problematic-for-eu-ministers-agence-europe.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-01 | [US oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19351-us-oil-refiners-finally-profit-from-biofuels-due-to-mandates-high-fuel-prices.md) | -5.5% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [Return to food protectionism is riling farmers in Argentina \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49005-return-to-food-protectionism-is-riling-farmers-in-argentina-air-freight-news.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [Return to food protectionism is riling farmers in Argentina \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49005-return-to-food-protectionism-is-riling-farmers-in-argentina-air-freight-news.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-28 | [Xinhua Headlines: China promotes large pig farms to ensure stable pork supply - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57089-xinhua-headlines-china-promotes-large-pig-farms-to-ensure-stable-pork-supply.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-01 | [Did fake news spark Tuesday’s market rally? – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7825-did-fake-news-spark-tuesday-s-market-rally-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/10/07/do-due-diligence-laws-actually-promote-climate-smart-food/

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