# European Commission released EU Deforestation country classifications | Due Diligence Design

> Due Diligence Design reports that the European Commission published EUDR country risk classifications on 22 May 2025 through an Implementing Act. Only four countries are classed as high risk, and the rules target cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, wood and rubber.

- Date: 2025-06-08 · published 2025-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24244-european-commission-released-eu-deforestation-country-classifications-due
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

With only four high-risk countries, most feed-relevant origins face simplified due diligence, limiting disruption to soy meal and palm oil supply to the EU.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-23 | [Commission provides guidance on deforestation law - EU Perspectives](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23342-commission-provides-guidance-on-deforestation-law-eu-perspectives.md) | -3.5% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-08-12 | [Commission Notice – Guidance Document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on Deforestation-Free Products - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23340-commission-notice-guidance-document-for-regulation-eu-2023-1115-on.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2020-06-18 | [Deforestation in Amazon, MEPs call on EU not to be complicit in it \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52640-deforestation-in-amazon-meps-call-on-eu-not-to-be-complicit-in-it-agence-europe.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-25 | [European Commission responds to ten crucial EUDR deforestation questions - Confectionery Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29773-european-commission-responds-to-ten-crucial-eudr-deforestation-questions.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-13 | [EU Due Diligence Update: Deforestation Enters Regulatory Crosshairs \| EcoVadis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43612-eu-due-diligence-update-deforestation-enters-regulatory-crosshairs-ecovadis.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- duediligence.design: https://duediligence.design/european-commission-released-eu-deforestation-country-classifications/

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