# Forest related policy initiatives: How Covid-19 will affect them - Fern

> An EU policy explainer says Covid-19 is delaying parts of the 2020 forest agenda, though parliamentary work continues online. Key votes on forest-related reports are scheduled from June to October, and the revised EU Forest Strategy is due in late 2020.

- Date: 2020-04-08 · published 2020-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53660-forest-related-policy-initiatives-how-covid-19-will-affect-them-fern
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Timing shifts in EU deforestation legislation extend uncertainty for soy and palm oil supply chains into the second half of 2020, but no immediate price impact is indicated.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2021-05-28 | [The relationship between the upcoming EU-level initiatives on horizontal mHREDD and on forest-risk commodities - Nova BHRE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47104-the-relationship-between-the-upcoming-eu-level-initiatives-on-horizontal-mhredd.md) | +3.0% | -13.5% |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| SOY | 2024-06-28 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: what are the challenges and opportunities for Asia Pacific companies and will the Brussels effect take hold? - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29777-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-what-are-the-challenges-and-opportunities-for.md) | +3.1% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | -5.4% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +1.6% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-28 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: what are the challenges and opportunities for Asia Pacific companies and will the Brussels effect take hold? - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29777-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-what-are-the-challenges-and-opportunities-for.md) | +3.0% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/forest-related-policy-initiatives-how-covid-19-will-affect-them-2116/

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