# Forest Cover 55 - The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil - Global Forest Coalition

> Global Forest Coalition's newsletter Forest Cover 55 examines beef, soy, wood and palm oil as major drivers of deforestation, citing that pasture clearing caused 71% of deforestation in seven Latin American countries. The issue collects activist articles from several countries.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65524-forest-cover-55-the-big-four-drivers-of-deforestation-beef-soy-wood-and-palm
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

It is advocacy content about deforestation drivers and does not report new supply, demand or policy changes that would move feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-07 | [The hidden impact of EU soy imports on deforestation and biodiversity loss - Clever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27450-the-hidden-impact-of-eu-soy-imports-on-deforestation-and-biodiversity-loss.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [Europe “dangerously behind” on achieving deforestation-free soy, palm, timber, cocoa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58614-europe-dangerously-behind-on-achieving-deforestation-free-soy-palm-timber-cocoa.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-10-02 | [Publication of the report: “Setting a new bar for deforestation and conversion free soy in Europe” - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33665-publication-of-the-report-setting-a-new-bar-for-deforestation-and-conversion.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2023-09-28 | [The Netherlands largest EU importer of soy, palm oil and cocoa \| CBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34127-the-netherlands-largest-eu-importer-of-soy-palm-oil-and-cocoa-cbs.md) | -2.3% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2016-11-03 | [Biggest threat to forests, beef lags in push to cut supply chain deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73863-biggest-threat-to-forests-beef-lags-in-push-to-cut-supply-chain-deforestation.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBM | 2023-10-02 | [Publication of the report: “Setting a new bar for deforestation and conversion free soy in Europe” - ProTerra Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33665-publication-of-the-report-setting-a-new-bar-for-deforestation-and-conversion.md) | -2.5% | +15.5% |
| SBM | 2024-02-28 | [The Amazon region in 2022 and 2023: deforestation, forest degradation and the risk of growing soy production - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31731-the-amazon-region-in-2022-and-2023-deforestation-forest-degradation-and-the.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-09-29 | [New report on Danish soy imports and EU deforestation regulation - University of Copenhagen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22876-new-report-on-danish-soy-imports-and-eu-deforestation-regulation-university-of.md) | +0.2% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- globalforestcoalition.org: https://globalforestcoalition.org/forest-cover-55/

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