# The Chain: EU Proposals for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains Another Step in the Transformation of Agricultural Commodity Trade - Chain Reaction Research

> The European Commission proposed measures to reduce deforestation globally and cut the EU's exposure to deforestation-linked commodities, using both regulatory and non-regulatory tools. The analysis notes that palm oil supply chains have largely adopted zero-deforestation criteria and that efforts are under way to extend the soy moratorium to the Cerrado.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68516-the-chain-eu-proposals-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains-another-step-in-the
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded traceability requirements for soy and palm oil could tighten compliant supply and support premiums for certified origins, with limited near-term effect on overall prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-09-06 | [Agricultural commodity trader responses and the effectiveness of the new EU deforestation proposal \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39614-agricultural-commodity-trader-responses-and-the-effectiveness-of-the-new-eu.md) | +2.6% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [The Chain: EU Proposal on Deforestation-Linked Products Poses Risks for Companies, Investors - Chain Reaction Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68515-the-chain-eu-proposal-on-deforestation-linked-products-poses-risks-for.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2024-06-25 | [Ensuring deforestation-free supply chains: The new EU regulation - EFS Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29775-ensuring-deforestation-free-supply-chains-the-new-eu-regulation-efs-consulting.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [Landmark EU anti-deforestation law proposal could clean up supply chains; could it also reduce global deforestation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44104-landmark-eu-anti-deforestation-law-proposal-could-clean-up-supply-chains-could.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-06 | [Agricultural commodity trader responses and the effectiveness of the new EU deforestation proposal \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39614-agricultural-commodity-trader-responses-and-the-effectiveness-of-the-new-eu.md) | -5.4% | -15.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-24 | [The Chain: EU Proposal on Deforestation-Linked Products Poses Risks for Companies, Investors - Chain Reaction Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68515-the-chain-eu-proposal-on-deforestation-linked-products-poses-risks-for.md) | +0.3% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -2.7% | -14.3% |

## Sources

- chainreactionresearch.com: https://chainreactionresearch.com/eu-proposals-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains-another-step-in-the-transformation-of-agricultural-commodity-trade/

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