En

About us

EU Grain Chain 
COCERAL
, FEDIOL and FEFAC members represent a sizable share of the EU grain, oilseed and feed value chain. Grain and oilseed traders, oilseed processors, and compound feed manufacturers are delivering 100% of the soy in the form of soybean, soybean meals or compound feed used by farmers, food processors and other industries. We are supportive of legislative measures that are reinforcing actions to tackle deforestation and land conversion on the ground.
 

PurposeOur associations help to drive change for a more sustainable, deforestation-free  soy supply chain. In this on-line tool, we present relevant information on existing actions, on progress in the sustainable transformation of the soy supply chain and on gaps and challenges. It is meant to support membership and other engaged stakeholders with available studies, evidence, relevant reference documents and communication tools.

What's new

Where does the soy we use originate from ?

Q&A on soy : Key questions around soy and how to tackle deforestation

Soy consumption in the EU

References and links
Geospacial Analysis of Soy Crop in the Cerrado – 25 June 2020 – Report by ABIOVE and Agrosatellite
Soft Commodities Forum report - June 2020 – members are on track to deliver traceability targets by the end of 2020
IDH soy monitor 2018 – May 2020 – 38% of soy is compliant with FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines and 19% are deforestation-free
Soy Moratorium crop year 2018/2019 – May 2020 – Monitoring non-compliant soy plantations using satellite images
ITC standard map of FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines – Standards or programmes compliant with FEFAC SSG

 

Factsheets

Contacts

COCERAL is the European association of trade in cereals, rice, feedstuffs oilseeds, olive oil, oils and fats and agrosupply. It represents the interest of the European collectors, traders, importers, exporters and port silo storekeepers of the above mentioned agricultural products. Contact

FEDIOL represents the interests of the European vegetable oil and protein meal industry. With over 180 facilities in Europe, the sector provides over 20.000 direct employments. Our members process approximately 55 million tonnes of basic products a year for the food and non-food markets. Oilseed crushing produces vegetable oils and protein meals as co-products. While vegetable oils are used for food and technical uses (pharmaceuticals, paints, detergents, biodiesel, etc.), protein meals are used to meet the increasing global demand for meat and protein. Contact

FEFAC, the European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, represents 23 national Associations in 23 EU Member States as well as Associations in Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia, Russia and Norway with observer/associate member status. The European compound feed industry employs over 100,000 persons on app. 3,500 production sites often in rural areas, which offer few employment opportunities. Contact