# EU Deforestation Regulation: preparing for compliance

> Law firm guidance outlines the EUDR's application from 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators. It sets out due diligence, traceability and deforestation-free requirements for seven commodity groups and derived products, with fines of at least 4% of EU-wide annual turnover.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17130-eu-deforestation-regulation-preparing-for-compliance
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Segregation rules that bar mass-balance chains for in-scope goods could raise premiums for compliant soy and palm oil and narrow EU-bound supply, a modest bullish factor for those compliant origins.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-08-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29296-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2022-03-17 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products - Proforest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42304-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-proforest.md) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [EU deforestation regulation forces companies to act - KPMG-Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21987-eu-deforestation-regulation-forces-companies-to-act-kpmg-law.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29296-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr.md) | -2.5% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +3.5% | +8.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | +4.4% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- ashurstperkinscoie.com: https://www.ashurstperkinscoie.com/en/insights/eu-deforestation-regulation-preparing-for-compliance/

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