# Article - Fern

> Fern published a summary of webinars on EU and UK consultations on proposals to halt deforestation. Participants called for rules covering all company sizes, human rights due diligence, and engagement with China and India.

- Date: 2020-09-15 · published 2020-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51140-article-fern
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Proposed EU and UK rules on forest-risk commodities could eventually restrict soy and other feed inputs, but the proposals are still at consultation stage, so near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-03-26 | [The EU must act on new evidence of soy’s destructive role in the tropics - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66021-the-eu-must-act-on-new-evidence-of-soy-s-destructive-role-in-the-tropics-fern.md) | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina to Tax Grain Exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49492-argentina-to-tax-grain-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2021-03-02 | [Pres. Fernandez pledges support to Argentina meals, oils exports - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47975-pres-fernandez-pledges-support-to-argentina-meals-oils-exports-fastmarkets.md) | -1.5% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2020-01-09 | [Argentine soybeans facing tax increases \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54929-argentine-soybeans-facing-tax-increases-the-western-producer.md) | +1.1% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2024-01-03 | [Argentina farm exports halved in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13943-argentina-farm-exports-halved-in-2023.md) | -3.2% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/webinars-on-the-eu-and-uk-consultations-on-regulatory-proposals-to-halt-deforestation-2198/

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