# EU and Brazilian players act to foster 'more sustainable' soy production and trade

> Brazilian soy producer groups AproSoja and ABIOVE signed a memorandum of understanding in Lisbon on January 20 with European soy buyers FEDIOL and FEFAC and the IDH sustainability initiative. The agreement aims to foster more sustainable soy production and trade, including benchmarking Brazilian farms against sustainability criteria.

- Date: 2017-01-24 · published 2017-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73006-eu-and-brazilian-players-act-to-foster-more-sustainable-soy-production-and-trade
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A formal sustainability framework for Brazilian soy sold to Europe could over time shape which soybeans and meal EU feed buyers can source, though it has no immediate effect on supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-19 | [Brazilian soy producers and EU industry agree on responsible action plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73011-brazilian-soy-producers-and-eu-industry-agree-on-responsible-action-plan.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-11-08 | [Brazil says EU deforestation rules hamper Mercosur trade deal negotiation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33213-brazil-says-eu-deforestation-rules-hamper-mercosur-trade-deal-negotiation.md) | +1.5% | -3.9% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2017-01-19 | [Brazilian soy producers and EU industry agree on responsible action plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73011-brazilian-soy-producers-and-eu-industry-agree-on-responsible-action-plan.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2020-05-02 | [Poland and Ukraine to retain trade in oilseeds and by-products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53250-poland-and-ukraine-to-retain-trade-in-oilseeds-and-by-products.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2025-03-28 | [China absorbs massive Brazilian soy shipments in first quarter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25611-china-absorbs-massive-brazilian-soy-shipments-in-first-quarter-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2017/01/24/eu-and-brazilian-players-act-to-foster-more-sustainable-soy-production-and-trade/

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