# If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from | SEI

> SEI and Global Canopy researchers argue that traceable supply chains are needed to halt deforestation linked to soy and other commodities. They note that soy production has grown from about 27 million to about 350 million metric tons since 1960, and that China and the EU are the main export markets.

- Date: 2018-11-09 · published 2018-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62077-if-we-want-our-food-to-be-truly-sustainable-we-need-to-be-able-to-tell-where-it
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing demand for traceable soy, and the expansion into Brazil's Cerrado, could raise compliance costs for soy meal supply over time. Their commentary is not a near-term price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-30 | [CISCE: Sustainable soybean trade will benefit both China and the United States--China Economic Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14706-cisce-sustainable-soybean-trade-will-benefit-both-china-and-the-united-states.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-24 | [EU and Brazilian players act to foster 'more sustainable' soy production and trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73006-eu-and-brazilian-players-act-to-foster-more-sustainable-soy-production-and-trade.md) | -3.3% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2025-03-05 | [China to boost food imports from Latin America, Europe as US trade war escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14678-china-to-boost-food-imports-from-latin-america-europe-as-us-trade-war-escalates.md) | +1.4% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52144-a-fifth-of-eu-soy-imports-from-brazil-could-be-tainted-by-deforestation-study.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2019-01-21 | [When it comes to soy, China is getting more from the trade truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61131-when-it-comes-to-soy-china-is-getting-more-from-the-trade-truce.md) | -0.9% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2017-01-24 | [EU and Brazilian players act to foster 'more sustainable' soy production and trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73006-eu-and-brazilian-players-act-to-foster-more-sustainable-soy-production-and-trade.md) | -2.6% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2026-03-01 | [Will Ukraine be able to export all of its grain in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14133-will-ukraine-be-able-to-export-all-of-its-grain-in-2026.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- sei.org: https://www.sei.org/perspectives/food-truly-sustainable-transparency/

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