# How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? – FarmEurope

> FarmEurope argues that renewed attention on Amazon forest fires, with INPE reporting over 80 percent more fires than a year earlier, should prompt the EU to address deforestation embedded in its imports of agri-food products. The blog cites August 2019 clearing at the highest level in five years.

- Date: 2019-09-13 · published 2019-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57130-how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation-farmeurope
- 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

Heightened pressure on Brazilian soy and beef supply chains could lead to tighter EU import rules, which over time could shift demand and premiums between Brazilian and other origins.

## 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 | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2019-06-06 | [Driving forward European action on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58615-driving-forward-european-action-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2020-05-26 | [The Alliance calls for a European legislation to fight against imported deforestation - Alliance Preservation Forests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53153-the-alliance-calls-for-a-european-legislation-to-fight-against-imported.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |
| SBM | 2020-05-26 | [The Alliance calls for a European legislation to fight against imported deforestation - Alliance Preservation Forests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53153-the-alliance-calls-for-a-european-legislation-to-fight-against-imported.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2019-08-06 | [How can the European Union ensure that its trade doesn't cause more deforestation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57632-how-can-the-european-union-ensure-that-its-trade-doesn-and-039-t-cause-more.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-10-02 | [Implications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27897-implications-of-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-everycrsreport-com.md) | -7.0% | -13.6% |

## Sources

- farm-europe.eu: https://www.farm-europe.eu/travaux/how-can-the-eu-avoid-actually-importing-deforestation/

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