# Rainforest Alliance Response to EU Communication on Deforestation | Rainforest Alliance

> The Rainforest Alliance welcomed the EU's renewed commitment to reduce deforestation as set out in the Commission's communication. It backed further exploration of regulatory measures on imported deforestation and a new multi-stakeholder platform.

- Date: 2019-07-24 · published 2019-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58119-rainforest-alliance-response-to-eu-communication-on-deforestation-rainforest
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Support from certification groups for possible regulation on imported commodities hints at future sourcing requirements for soy and palm oil, but it has no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2020-12-17 | [EIA responds to EU consultation on deforestation that has a record 1.2 million responses - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49674-eia-responds-to-eu-consultation-on-deforestation-that-has-a-record-1-2-million.md) | +6.3% | +19.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-09-28 | [Satelligence Responds to Leaked EU Deforestation Law - Satelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45100-satelligence-responds-to-leaked-eu-deforestation-law-satelligence.md) | -4.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-29 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: preparing for compliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17130-eu-deforestation-regulation-preparing-for-compliance.md) | -1.5% | — |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -0.8% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | +4.4% | +3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-28 | [Satelligence Responds to Leaked EU Deforestation Law - Satelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45100-satelligence-responds-to-leaked-eu-deforestation-law-satelligence.md) | +4.4% | +12.9% |

## Sources

- rainforest-alliance.org: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/press-releases/response-eu-communication-deforestation/

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