# Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming | Clean Energy Wire

> German environmental group DUH called for tougher EU legislation against imported deforestation linked to soy from South America. It noted that only 22 percent of soy feed used in Germany is demonstrably deforestation-free.

- Date: 2021-07-06 · published 2021-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Germany · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46094-environmental-group-demands-tougher-legislation-against-imported-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure for deforestation-free soy could raise compliance costs and favor certified supply for European feed buyers. Price effects are indirect and depend on future legislation.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-05-18 | [EU bans imports linked to deforestation - Everstream Analytics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35972-eu-bans-imports-linked-to-deforestation-everstream-analytics.md) | -0.9% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [EU imposes import ban on six goods to halt “imported deforestation” - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43170-eu-imposes-import-ban-on-six-goods-to-halt-imported-deforestation-etifor.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-14 | [EU groups say deforestation plan falls short \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39612-eu-groups-say-deforestation-plan-falls-short-world-grain.md) | -3.6% | -10.3% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.4% | -6.4% |
| 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 | 2020-09-16 | [Green Deal: measures to step up the fight against global deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51139-green-deal-measures-to-step-up-the-fight-against-global-deforestation.md) | +7.3% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- cleanenergywire.org: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/environmental-group-demands-tougher-legislation-against-imported-deforestation-linked-illicit-soy-farming

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