# Unsustainable deforestation and commodity imports. Public consultation on EU strategy - FoodTimes

> Dario Dongo's FoodTimes article discusses a public consultation on an EU strategy to address deforestation linked to commodity imports. It cites a 2020 European Parliament resolution calling for strict measures on imports tied to deforestation. The article argues that international demand for unsustainable agricultural commodities harms environmental, animal and plant health.

- Date: 2021-04-04 · published 2021-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47635-unsustainable-deforestation-and-commodity-imports-public-consultation-on-eu
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A consultation signals that the EU is moving toward import restrictions on deforestation-linked commodities such as soy and palm oil. Any eventual rules would be a longer-term factor for these markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-11 | [IEEP’s response to the public consultation on deforestation and forest degradation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49668-ieep-s-response-to-the-public-consultation-on-deforestation-and-forest.md) | +4.2% | +19.2% |
| SOY | 2020-12-14 | [Record submissions to public consultation urge EU to act on deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49669-record-submissions-to-public-consultation-urge-eu-to-act-on-deforestation-both.md) | +5.1% | +22.5% |
| SOY | 2022-07-06 | [An Update: European Union Draft Law Seeking to Ban Imports and Exports of Commodities from Regions at Risk of Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40520-an-update-european-union-draft-law-seeking-to-ban-imports-and-exports-of.md) | +1.1% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2020-02-12 | [EU-27: EU Commission Launches Public Consultation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54634-eu-27-eu-commission-launches-public-consultation-on-deforestation-free-supply.md) | +1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32131-eu-deforestation-regulation-considerations-for-commodities-traders-lexology.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-11 | [IEEP’s response to the public consultation on deforestation and forest degradation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49668-ieep-s-response-to-the-public-consultation-on-deforestation-and-forest.md) | +1.5% | +12.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-14 | [Record submissions to public consultation urge EU to act on deforestation \| Both ENDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49669-record-submissions-to-public-consultation-urge-eu-to-act-on-deforestation-both.md) | +2.2% | +10.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-06 | [An Update: European Union Draft Law Seeking to Ban Imports and Exports of Commodities from Regions at Risk of Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40520-an-update-european-union-draft-law-seeking-to-ban-imports-and-exports-of.md) | -1.3% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- foodtimes.eu: https://www.foodtimes.eu/planet/unsustainable-deforestation-and-commodity-imports-public-consultation-on-eu-strategy/

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