# EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products | Environmental sustainability | The Guardian

> The EU set out a new plan to protect and restore the world's forests, involving work with governments on land use, supply chains and regulation to minimise the impact of EU consumption. The article highlights chocolate and other products among the affected goods.

- Date: 2019-07-25 · published 2019-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58115-eu-moves-to-tackle-deforestation-caused-by-chocolate-and-other-products
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The plan signals possible future regulation of imported agricultural commodities, but no measures take effect yet, so near-term price impact on feed inputs is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-06-07 | [Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and.md) | +0.5% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-23 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)? - Sustainability Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30266-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-sustainability-online.md) | -2.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2017-09-29 | [Companies' ‘zero deforestation’ pledges: everything you need to know \| Guardian sustainable business \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68988-companies-zero-deforestation-pledges-everything-you-need-to-know-guardian.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-05-05 | [The EU Deforestation-free Regulation in a Nutshell \| Sustainability in Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30267-the-eu-deforestation-free-regulation-in-a-nutshell-sustainability-in-business.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2020-01-01 | [Sustainability in Brazilian soy supply chain – the complexities of tackling deforestation – TheCircularEconomy.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55082-sustainability-in-brazilian-soy-supply-chain-the-complexities-of-tackling.md) | -0.5% | -7.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-30 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Will the traceability requirement hold smallholder producers back? - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40970-eu-deforestation-regulation-will-the-traceability-requirement-hold-smallholder.md) | -24.6% | -29.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-07 | [Due Diligence Requirements to Tackle Deforestation: An overview of the EU and British proposals \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40966-due-diligence-requirements-to-tackle-deforestation-an-overview-of-the-eu-and.md) | -7.4% | -35.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-23 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)? - Sustainability Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30266-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-sustainability-online.md) | +0.6% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/25/eu-moves-to-tackle-deforestation-caused-by-chocolate-and-other-products

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