# EUDR: What food and beverage operators need to know

> Food and beverage operators face EUDR obligations from 30 December 2024 covering soy, beef, palm oil, wood, coffee, cocoa and rubber. The regulation requires proof of deforestation-free and legally produced products, with due diligence statements.

- Date: 2024-04-29 · published 2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30766-eudr-what-food-and-beverage-operators-need-to-know
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Compliance costs and traceability requirements for soy and beef entering the EU could reduce EU import flexibility and weigh modestly on soy and meal demand from the bloc.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-03-18 | [Everything you need to know about the farm bill in one summit \| CFAES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60074-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-farm-bill-in-one-summit-cfaes.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-02-11 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is amended: what is the EUDR and what must companies do now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20606-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-is-amended-what-is-the-eudr-and-what-must.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2023-10-17 | [Now what? The practical implementation of the EUDR in Europe and Producing Countries - Competere](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33659-now-what-the-practical-implementation-of-the-eudr-in-europe-and-producing.md) | +0.0% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2025-12-30 | [EUDR re-engineered: beyond the postponement - FoodTimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21525-eudr-re-engineered-beyond-the-postponement-foodtimes.md) | -0.7% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2021-05-04 | [China moves to cut corn, soy in feed rations - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47096-china-moves-to-cut-corn-soy-in-feed-rations-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +3.8% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2024-06-05 | [Livestock feed markets and the ‘big oil deficit’ - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29738-livestock-feed-markets-and-the-big-oil-deficit-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.9% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2021-05-04 | [China moves to cut corn, soy in feed rations - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47096-china-moves-to-cut-corn-soy-in-feed-rations-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +6.2% | -5.0% |
| SBM | 2021-06-30 | [EU to lift ban on animal by-products for livestock food - UK Human Rights Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46717-eu-to-lift-ban-on-animal-by-products-for-livestock-food-uk-human-rights-blog.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/04/29/EUDR-What-food-and-beverage-operators-need-to-know/

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