# Round tables to inform deforestation-free supply chain policy - STTC

> A series of remote multi-industry round tables, launched by the Tropical Forest Alliance and facilitated by EFECA, is discussing European Commission action to curb imports of deforestation-linked commodities. Timber companies are among those invited, and sessions run April to June with outcomes shared with the EC.

- Date: 2020-04-20 · published 2020-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53659-round-tables-to-inform-deforestation-free-supply-chain-policy-sttc
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

EU moves toward deforestation-free import rules could eventually raise compliance costs for soy, palm oil and other feed-relevant commodities, but this is consultation only with no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-18 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: Information System pilot testing begins today - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32714-deforestation-free-supply-chains-information-system-pilot-testing-begins-today.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -2.9% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-06 | [Making Deforestation Free Supply Chains A Reality The Accountability Framework](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67488-making-deforestation-free-supply-chains-a-reality-the-accountability-framework.md) | -3.6% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-15 | [EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains \| Legal Guidance \| LexisNexis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32715-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-legal-guidance-lexisnexis.md) | +0.4% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2023-12-18 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: Information System pilot testing begins today - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32714-deforestation-free-supply-chains-information-system-pilot-testing-begins-today.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains – 12 months left](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32132-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-12-months-left.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- europeansttc.com: https://www.europeansttc.com/round-tables-to-inform-deforestation-free-supply-chain/

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