# New supply chain pressures on commodities

> Fieldfisher outlines compliance pressures from the proposed EU Deforestation Regulation on businesses trading palm oil, beef, soy, cocoa, coffee and wood. Firms would need to prove deforestation-free production after 31 December 2020 and file due diligence statements.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43613-new-supply-chain-pressures-on-commodities
- Commodities: [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

Mandatory due diligence and possible EU market suspension for non-compliant goods could divert or reprice soy, palm oil and beef supply toward non-EU buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-08-04 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: EU draft hints at new requirements for economic operators](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40054-deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for.md) | +8.4% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2017-11-27 | [Soybean prices to trade higher: Angel Commodities- Moneycontrol.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68081-soybean-prices-to-trade-higher-angel-commodities-moneycontrol-com.md) | +0.1% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2022-09-15 | [European bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39604-european-bill-passes-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked-commodities.md) | -2.8% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-05 | [Corn, soybean futures rally on low supply, Argentina export ban - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11543-corn-soybean-futures-rally-on-low-supply-argentina-export-ban-fastmarkets.md) | +4.4% | +2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +0.8% | +7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-01-15 | [Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains – 12 months left](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32132-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-12-months-left.md) | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-13 | [Although CPO Supplies for B50 are Secure, Exports and Fiscal Conditions Could Be Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15478-although-cpo-supplies-for-b50-are-secure-exports-and-fiscal-conditions-could-be.md) | -1.0% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- fieldfisher.com: https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/insights/new-supply-chain-pressures-on-commodities

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