# Italy's soymeal costs rise ahead of EU deforestation rules

> Italian feed producers have seen soybean meal costs rise by roughly a quarter since July. South American export prices are climbing while European buyers rush to secure supplies that meet new deforestation rules.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T19:43:49.582Z
- Category: market · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75753-italy-s-soymeal-costs-rise-ahead-of-eu-deforestation-rules
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Compliance-driven buying from Europe adds demand for compliant South American meal and widens Milan's premium over Rotterdam. Higher meal costs raise feed input costs for European livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cropli.io: https://cropli.io/soybeans/2026/11/02/italy-soymeal-climbs-a-quarter-as-feed-mills-chase-eudr-ready-argentine-supply

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