News from sector

IDH co-initiated and financed a RTRS working group to produce a model for cost efficient transport of responsible soy. South American producers and traders and European traders, processors, NGOs and retailers worked out together a solution by combining three existing traceability systems in a cost efficient pragmatic step-wise approach that will stimulate production of responsible soy.
Segregated trade and transport of certified soy is expensive when volumes are relatively low. High prices for responsible soy will not help change the market when costs are mainly absorbed by transport and control. In that case it will not benefit producers of responsible soy. 

The Public Consultation on the National Interpretations made by the National Technical Groups in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and India has been extended until January 15th. You can find the documents in the website of the RTRS .