# How to delink the UK’s soybean imports and livestock supply chains from deforestation in the Amazon - LSE Business Review

> An LSE Business Review article dated August 26, 2021 says about 57% of UK animal-feed soybean imports come from Brazil. It links Brazilian soy production to Amazon deforestation, which has risen since 2019. The authors discuss options for making UK livestock supply chains sustainable.

- Date: 2021-08-26 · published 2021-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45589-how-to-delink-the-uk-s-soybean-imports-and-livestock-supply-chains-from
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to delink UK soy imports from Amazon deforestation could raise sourcing costs or push buyers toward other origins, but this is analysis rather than a new market event.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-05-23 | [From bean to bar: Locating and Reporting Cocoa Supply Chain Data Under the EU Deforestation Regulation - Bird & Bird](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30264-from-bean-to-bar-locating-and-reporting-cocoa-supply-chain-data-under-the-eu.md) | -2.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2024-01-08 | [The European Union and United Kingdom's deforestation-free supply chains regulations: implications for Brazil \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32136-the-european-union-and-united-kingdom-s-deforestation-free-supply-chains.md) | -3.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2024-02-27 | [Unveiling the Impact: Deforestation in the Supply Chain and the EU's Regulatory Response - Landmark Information Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31736-unveiling-the-impact-deforestation-in-the-supply-chain-and-the-eu-s-regulatory.md) | +1.0% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2020-05-04 | [New EU rules to remove deforestation from supply chains – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53149-new-eu-rules-to-remove-deforestation-from-supply-chains-global-canopy.md) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-09 | [Supply Chain Laws to Fight Deforestation Must Back Indigenous Rights \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45584-supply-chain-laws-to-fight-deforestation-must-back-indigenous-rights-human.md) | +0.1% | -9.8% |

## Sources

- blogs.lse.ac.uk: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/08/26/how-to-delink-the-uks-soybean-imports-and-livestock-supply-chains-from-deforestation-in-the-amazon/

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