# EU risks missing sustainable sourcing targets - STTC

> STTC reports on the IDH study finding that the EU is still importing large volumes of forest-risk commodities, with only 30% or less of most commodities certified as sustainable. It says the Netherlands sources far more responsibly than Italy and Spain.

- Date: 2019-06-13 · published 2019-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58617-eu-risks-missing-sustainable-sourcing-targets-sttc
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The gap between EU sustainable sourcing pledges and actual imports could push buyers toward certified supply, tightening availability of compliant soy and palm oil at a premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-05-09 | [Scottish Study highlights importance of sustainable lysine supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59415-scottish-study-highlights-importance-of-sustainable-lysine-supply.md) | +2.6% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [Corn crumbles on rising stocks – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40953-corn-crumbles-on-rising-stocks-the-seam.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Grain markets pressured by harvest and rising stocks \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22425-grain-markets-pressured-by-harvest-and-rising-stocks-saxo.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-10 | [U.S. soy stocks seen rising, corn stocks seen falling in 2017-18 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70936-u-s-soy-stocks-seen-rising-corn-stocks-seen-falling-in-2017-18-agweek-1-source.md) | +1.1% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2020-05-12 | [WASDE report shows new crop ending stocks shrinking, corn stocks rising - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53058-wasde-report-shows-new-crop-ending-stocks-shrinking-corn-stocks-rising-agweek-1.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-12-14 | [Sustainable palm oil use in Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73492-sustainable-palm-oil-use-in-europe.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-01 | [European palm oil import almost 69% sustainable](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67486-european-palm-oil-import-almost-69-sustainable.md) | -5.1% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-25 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Palm Oil Export Levies Hit Rp28 Trillion, Paving the Way for Sustainable Smallholder Empowerment - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15557-palm-oil-magazine-palm-oil-export-levies-hit-rp28-trillion-paving-the-way-for.md) | +1.1% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- europeansttc.com: https://www.europeansttc.com/eu-risks-missing-sustainable-sourcing-targets/

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