# Parliamentary question | Answer for question E-001107/25 | E-001107/2025(ASW) | European Parliament

> The European Commission answered a parliamentary question on the EU Deforestation Regulation benchmarking system, saying the methodology was published on 22 May 2025 and uses FAO forest data to classify countries by risk. A large majority of countries are classified as low risk, with a first review planned for 2026.

- Date: 2025-06-20 · published 2025-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24233-parliamentary-question-answer-for-question-e-001107-25-e-001107-2025-asw
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Country risk tiers determine due diligence burdens for soy, palm oil, cattle and cocoa exports to the EU, so the classifications can shape which origins face higher compliance costs and where buyers source feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-06-30 | [Parliamentary question \| Answer for question E-000755/25 \| E-000755/2025(ASW) \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24243-parliamentary-question-answer-for-question-e-000755-25-e-000755-2025-asw.md) | -1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2025-06-11 | [2025-30: Plant Exports – European Union Deforestation Regulation - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24241-2025-30-plant-exports-european-union-deforestation-regulation-daff.md) | -3.5% | -8.8% |
| SBM | 2020-07-20 | [REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation \| A9-0179/2020 \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52139-report-with-recommendations-to-the-commission-on-an-eu-legal-framework-to-halt.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2019-08-28 | [ASA Submits Comments on RFS Proposed Volumes for 2020/2021 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57446-asa-submits-comments-on-rfs-proposed-volumes-for-2020-2021-american-soybean.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2024-07-31 | [The impact of European Union deforestation regulation: Four lessons from Peru's journey](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29292-the-impact-of-european-union-deforestation-regulation-four-lessons-from-peru-s.md) | -1.0% | -8.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-30 | [Parliamentary question \| Answer for question E-000755/25 \| E-000755/2025(ASW) \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24243-parliamentary-question-answer-for-question-e-000755-25-e-000755-2025-asw.md) | +2.5% | +5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-13 | [European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern.md) | -2.8% | -16.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-20 | [EU deforestation law: Parliament to vote on simplification proposals \| 24-11-2025 \| News \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21984-eu-deforestation-law-parliament-to-vote-on-simplification-proposals-24-11-2025.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- europarl.europa.eu: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-001107-ASW_EN.html

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