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The EU has classified four countries as high risk under its deforestation regulation, which covers soy, beef, palm oil, timber, cocoa, coffee and chocolate. Brazil and Indonesia have opposed the law as burdensome and costly.
Higher compliance checks on imports from high-risk origins could add cost and friction to soy and palm oil flows, though the direct price effect for feed buyers is modest.
reuters.comKate Abnett, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Bart MeijerMay 22, 2025After 206 past neutral policy events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.3% to +1.8%), and -0.7% over 20.
After 554 past neutral policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 513 past neutral policy events, Palm Oil moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.4%), and -0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
