# Will other countries follow France’s lead on national anti-deforestation strategy?

> Trase analysts examine whether other Amsterdam Declarations countries will follow France's national deforestation strategy. They present data on French imports of Brazilian soy, which is the largest source of forest-risk soy.

- Date: 2018-11-22 · published 2018-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62081-will-other-countries-follow-france-s-lead-on-national-anti-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

French and other European demand for deforestation-free soy could push Brazilian soy toward certified supply chains. That shift could add a premium for compliant soy meal but is unlikely to move prices immediately.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-11 | [EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21988-eu-countries-seek-another-year-long-deforestation-law-delay-reuters.md) | +3.7% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-07-11 | [France calls on EU to follow its forest lead - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64062-france-calls-on-eu-to-follow-its-forest-lead-fern.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-22 | [EU brands just four countries as 'high risk' under deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24691-eu-brands-just-four-countries-as-high-risk-under-deforestation-law.md) | -1.0% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-07 | [EU countries seek more cuts to deforestation rules, letter shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23774-eu-countries-seek-more-cuts-to-deforestation-rules-letter-shows.md) | -4.9% | -8.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-26 | [On the EU’s plate every day: deforestation and natural destruction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47636-on-the-eu-s-plate-every-day-deforestation-and-natural-destruction.md) | +2.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- medium.com: https://medium.com/trase/will-other-countries-follow-frances-lead-on-national-anti-deforestation-strategy-88f67bcf1290

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