# Soy and deforestation: the easiest step to take is also the most impactful - edie

> An environmental commentary describes soy as the world's fastest-growing crop and a leading driver of South American deforestation tied to livestock feed demand. It cites a Global Canopy Programme finding that only 27 percent of influential companies had soy sustainability policies in 2015.

- Date: 2017-01-10 · published 2017-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73273-soy-and-deforestation-the-easiest-step-to-take-is-also-the-most-impactful-edie
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing scrutiny of soy sourcing may gradually affect buyer requirements for South American soybeans and meal, but it does not move prices directly.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [Reports: EU to add more products to deforestation-linked imports ban - edie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20610-reports-eu-to-add-more-products-to-deforestation-linked-imports-ban-edie.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation – Key Steps To Take With Six Months To Implementation - Corporate and Company Law - European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23778-eu-deforestation-regulation-key-steps-to-take-with-six-months-to-implementation.md) | +1.8% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2020-07-10 | [EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52143-eu-s-trade-deals-can-put-an-end-to-deforestation.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-05-04 | [Deforestation: what could be the market impact of new EU ban?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41420-deforestation-what-could-be-the-market-impact-of-new-eu-ban.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -3.5% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2018-03-21 | [On UN Forests Day, new studies put EU in position to take action on deforestation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66018-on-un-forests-day-new-studies-put-eu-in-position-to-take-action-on.md) | +3.0% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-10 | [WWF and Trase report on EU deforestation footprint mobilises support for EUDR - Impact stories - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49160-wwf-and-trase-report-on-eu-deforestation-footprint-mobilises-support-for-eudr.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- edie.net: https://www.edie.net/soy-and-deforestation-the-easiest-step-to-take-is-also-the-most-impactful/

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