# The Chain: EU Proposal on Deforestation-Linked Products Poses Risks for Companies, Investors - Chain Reaction Research

> A Chain Reaction Research analysis describes an EU draft law that would require companies to show that products such as beef, palm oil, soy, cocoa, timber and coffee are not linked to deforestation. The proposal would apply to imports from countries with large tropical forests and would cover legally as well as illegally deforested land. The analysis highlights business and investor risks along agricultural supply chains.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68515-the-chain-eu-proposal-on-deforestation-linked-products-poses-risks-for
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If enacted, sourcing restrictions on palm oil and soy from high-risk origins could widen origin premiums and reduce available supply for EU buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-01 | [EU's Deforestation Regulation poses risks for companies and investors \| IFR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34124-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-poses-risks-for-companies-and-investors-ifr.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +0.3% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +4.8% | +7.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-13 | [The proposed EU law on deforestation-free products: what does it include and what is left out? \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43611-the-proposed-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products-what-does-it-include-and.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-01 | [EU's Deforestation Regulation poses risks for companies and investors \| IFR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34124-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-poses-risks-for-companies-and-investors-ifr.md) | -0.8% | -6.2% |
| 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 | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- chainreactionresearch.com: https://chainreactionresearch.com/the-chain-eu-proposal-on-deforestation-linked-products-poses-risks-for-companies-investors/

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