# Deforestation-free supply chains: EU draft hints at new requirements for economic operators

> The EU Commission's proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products would require compliance extending to production for covered raw materials such as soy, wood, coffee, cocoa, beef and palm oil. The article outlines how the 'deforestation-free' definition underpins the draft rules.

- Date: 2022-08-04 · published 2022-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40054-deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stricter EU due diligence could restrict soy meal, palm oil and beef sourcing into Europe, tightening supply of compliant feed inputs and supporting premiums for certified product.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 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) | +0.4% | +7.9% |
| SBM | 2020-03-12 | [Deforestation and forest degradation: IEEP's response to European Commission's public consultation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54143-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-ieep-s-response-to-european-commission-s.md) | +2.7% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2021-07-06 | [Reports urge legislation and 100% certified procurement to combat deforestation - STTC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46096-reports-urge-legislation-and-100-certified-procurement-to-combat-deforestation.md) | -5.8% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [EU anti-deforestation law could affect 20% of Amazon soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33216-eu-anti-deforestation-law-could-affect-20-of-amazon-soy.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2022-02-07 | [EU ministers to debate proposal on deforestation-related products on 21 February \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42736-eu-ministers-to-debate-proposal-on-deforestation-related-products-on-21.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-23 | [EU moots crackdown on deforestation through supply chains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58114-eu-moots-crackdown-on-deforestation-through-supply-chains.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2022-02-17 | [New EU rules for deforestation-free products: Great for forests, a double-edged sword for smallholders \| HCV Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42741-new-eu-rules-for-deforestation-free-products-great-for-forests-a-double-edged.md) | +4.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2023-11-15 | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33210-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +0.6% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- noerr.com: https://www.noerr.com/en/insights/deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for-economic-operators

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