# Rapeseed meal heads above £300/t as soy rules loom - Farmers Weekly

> Rapeseed meal prices delivered in the UK rose £25-£30/t over two months to about £308/t. Traders face extra compliance costs as the EU Deforestation Regulation (due 30 December 2024) and the UK Forest Risk Commodity Regulation approach, requiring traceability for soya and other feedstuffs.

- Date: 2024-05-28 · published 2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30358-rapeseed-meal-heads-above-300-t-as-soy-rules-loom-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Segregating deforestation-free soya adds cost and logistics, tightening feed protein supply and supporting rapeseed meal and soymeal prices into 2025.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-03-28 | [Argentine farmers stall soy sales over murky FX outlook \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13869-argentine-farmers-stall-soy-sales-over-murky-fx-outlook-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2025-05-21 | [Milei stumbles in bid to unchain farmers as soy tax break ends \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13858-milei-stumbles-in-bid-to-unchain-farmers-as-soy-tax-break-ends-buenos-aires.md) | +1.2% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-29 | [No rapeseed methyl ester means significantly less](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49748-no-rapeseed-methyl-ester-means-significantly-less.md) | +4.8% | +6.3% |
| SBM | 2022-03-14 | [Top Exporter of Soy Meal, Oil Halts Cargoes as Prices Surge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12629-top-exporter-of-soy-meal-oil-halts-cargoes-as-prices-surge-bloomberg.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2021-07-29 | [Soybean meal needs reduced import tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46151-soybean-meal-needs-reduced-import-tax.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/rapeseed-meal-heads-above-300-t-as-soy-rules-loom

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