# 5 common misunderstandings about the EU’s deforestation policy, clarified | Trellis

> Trellis clarifies several points on the EUDR, including that companies have 18 months to comply and enforcement starts 1 January 2025. Products already on the EU market before that date are exempt, so soy-based feed bought in 2024 and used in 2025 does not need a due diligence statement. The article also defines deforestation as clearing forest for agricultural conversion, human-induced or not.

- Date: 2024-02-08 · published 2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31734-5-common-misunderstandings-about-the-eu-s-deforestation-policy-clarified-trellis
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The grandfathering of existing stock limits near-term disruption to feed imports, but buyers will need compliant soy and palm oil supplies for shipments entering the EU from 2025.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-01-01 | [10 key things you STILL need to know about the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26992-10-key-things-you-still-need-to-know-about-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2025-04-25 | [Was it produced legally? Understanding the 'legality requirement' in the EU Deforestation Regulation  \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25153-was-it-produced-legally-understanding-the-legality-requirement-in-the-eu.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2020-07-10 | [EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52143-eu-s-trade-deals-can-put-an-end-to-deforestation.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-01 | [10 key things you STILL need to know about the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26992-10-key-things-you-still-need-to-know-about-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | -2.7% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | -5.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- trellis.net: https://trellis.net/article/5-common-misunderstandings-about-eus-deforestation-policy-clarified/

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