# Mittelstand: How the EU Deforestation Regulation Is Changing the Coffee Industry

> The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) starts applying on 30 December and requires mainly large and medium-sized firms to prove that their agricultural products, including coffee, soy, palm oil, cocoa and beef, were not produced on deforested land. Smaller coffee companies often lack the staff and funds to meet the new due-diligence duties, so industry groups and environmental foundations are offering support.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T12:15:07.318Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79705-mittelstand-how-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-is-changing-the-coffee-industry
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Compliance costs and traceability requirements could tighten EU import flows for deforestation-linked commodities, adding friction and cost for buyers. The direct price effect on feed commodities is likely modest at this stage.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-19 | [Detangling the EU Deforestation Regulation \| WBCSD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29772-detangling-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-wbcsd.md) | -1.0% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation? - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35077-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-fern.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| 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 | 2024-04-08 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation is a complex and costly undertaking - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30767-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-is-a-complex-and-costly-undertaking-rabobank.md) | -0.9% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2024-04-01 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: Getting started now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31227-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-getting-started-now.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2025-06-13 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24239-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -3.4% | -9.4% |
| SBM | 2024-06-19 | [Detangling the EU Deforestation Regulation \| WBCSD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29772-detangling-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-wbcsd.md) | -1.4% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Spotlight on deforestation regulations in the UK and EU : Clyde & Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26066-spotlight-on-deforestation-regulations-in-the-uk-and-eu-clyde-and-co.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- handelsblatt.com: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/mittelstand/mittelstand-wie-die-eu-entwaldungsverordnung-die-kaffeebranche-veraendert/100264571.html

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