# New Commission Communication opens door to regulation of the products that destroy our forests - Fern

> Fern welcomed a European Commission Communication, released July 23, 2019, that opens the door to supply-chain regulation of agricultural imports linked to deforestation. Fern criticised the plan for not addressing EU consumption levels or soy, which it called the largest contributor to the EU's deforestation footprint.

- Date: 2019-09-18 · published 2019-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57128-new-commission-communication-opens-door-to-regulation-of-the-products-that
- 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

Possible future EU supply-chain rules on soy and other forest-risk commodities could eventually restrict or add cost to imports, but no binding measure exists yet, so the near-term price effect is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-07-23 | [Pressure mounts on President-elect as EU Commission opens door to regulating supply chains to tackle deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58117-pressure-mounts-on-president-elect-as-eu-commission-opens-door-to-regulating.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2022-05-09 | [Expert meeting on the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41419-expert-meeting-on-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-fern.md) | +4.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-05-27 | [Fern: Pressure mounts on President-elect as EU Commission opens door to regulating supply chains to tackle deforestation - CBFP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53150-fern-pressure-mounts-on-president-elect-as-eu-commission-opens-door-to.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2024-07-10 | [New study on the unintended effects of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free products - Clever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29297-new-study-on-the-unintended-effects-of-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation.md) | -6.1% | -11.5% |
| SOY | 2022-05-10 | [Our Response to the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products \| Rainforest Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41423-our-response-to-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-rainforest.md) | +2.2% | +6.6% |
| SBM | 2025-08-12 | [Commission Notice – Guidance Document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on Deforestation-Free Products - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23340-commission-notice-guidance-document-for-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2022-05-09 | [Expert meeting on the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41419-expert-meeting-on-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-fern.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2020-05-27 | [Fern: Pressure mounts on President-elect as EU Commission opens door to regulating supply chains to tackle deforestation - CBFP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53150-fern-pressure-mounts-on-president-elect-as-eu-commission-opens-door-to.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/new-commission-communication-opens-door-to-regulation-of-the-products-that-destroy-our-forests-2017/

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