# International NGO coalition calls on EU to toughen up on agricultural supply chains | Bioenergy International

> An international NGO coalition, led by Fern, urged the EU to end its role in Amazon destruction on Bolsonaro's 100th day in office. The coalition says Amazon deforestation rose 54% in January 2019 versus the prior year, and cites soy and beef as drivers.

- Date: 2019-04-10 · published 2019-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59614-international-ngo-coalition-calls-on-eu-to-toughen-up-on-agricultural-supply
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to restrict Brazilian soy and beef imports into the EU adds regulatory risk to Brazilian exports, though no measure has been adopted yet.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [Target Agricultural Supply Chains to Tackle Deforestation \| Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58612-target-agricultural-supply-chains-to-tackle-deforestation-chatham-house.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-05-04 | [New EU rules to remove deforestation from supply chains – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53149-new-eu-rules-to-remove-deforestation-from-supply-chains-global-canopy.md) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [EU states call for tough action on deforestation to meet 2020 UN goal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62079-eu-states-call-for-tough-action-on-deforestation-to-meet-2020-un-goal.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2025-12-14 | [Consultations in Mexico question US agricultural subsidies - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21479-consultations-in-mexico-question-us-agricultural-subsidies-opportimes.md) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2021-07-19 | [New Argentina biodiesel law to weigh on international soyoil prices -industry \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46141-new-argentina-biodiesel-law-to-weigh-on-international-soyoil-prices-industry.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- bioenergyinternational.com: https://bioenergyinternational.com/international-ngo-coalition-calls-on-eu-to-toughen-up-on-agricultural-supply-chains/

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