# Target Agricultural Supply Chains to Tackle Deforestation | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

> Chatham House analysis argues that an international framework regulating trade in timber would help curb illegal logging and deforestation, and would be more effective if extended to agricultural commodities. The piece notes there has been no rules-based international order on forests since the 1992 Earth Summit.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58612-target-agricultural-supply-chains-to-tackle-deforestation-chatham-house
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Possible future rules on deforestation-linked commodities such as soy and palm oil could raise compliance costs and restrict sourcing from certain origins, but the proposal is only a think-tank recommendation with no near-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-04-10 | [International NGO coalition calls on EU to toughen up on agricultural supply chains \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59614-international-ngo-coalition-calls-on-eu-to-toughen-up-on-agricultural-supply.md) | -1.2% | -9.4% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [The Chain: EU Proposals for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains Another Step in the Transformation of Agricultural Commodity Trade - Chain Reaction Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68516-the-chain-eu-proposals-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains-another-step-in-the.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-02-12 | [EU-27: EU Commission Launches Public Consultation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54634-eu-27-eu-commission-launches-public-consultation-on-deforestation-free-supply.md) | +1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [Round tables to inform deforestation-free supply chain policy - STTC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53659-round-tables-to-inform-deforestation-free-supply-chain-policy-sttc.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-08-26 | [How to delink the UK’s soybean imports and livestock supply chains from deforestation in the Amazon - LSE Business Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45589-how-to-delink-the-uk-s-soybean-imports-and-livestock-supply-chains-from.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-24 | [The Chain: EU Proposals for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains Another Step in the Transformation of Agricultural Commodity Trade - Chain Reaction Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68516-the-chain-eu-proposals-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains-another-step-in-the.md) | +0.3% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-12 | [EU-27: EU Commission Launches Public Consultation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54634-eu-27-eu-commission-launches-public-consultation-on-deforestation-free-supply.md) | -2.7% | -14.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- chathamhouse.org: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2019/06/target-agricultural-supply-chains-tackle-deforestation

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