# Imported deforestation: global trade’s long-denied collateral damage - Trade for Development Centre

> A Trade for Development Centre article argues that imported deforestation from soy, palm oil, cocoa and coffee is driven by consumer demand. It cites WWF estimates that more than 129 million hectares of forest were lost since 1990.

- Date: 2020-09-03 · published 2020-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51145-imported-deforestation-global-trade-s-long-denied-collateral-damage-trade-for
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is general advocacy commentary without a new trade or supply event, so it has little direct bearing on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- tdc-enabel.be: https://www.tdc-enabel.be/en/2020/09/03/imported-deforestation-global-trades-long-denied-collateral-damage/

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