# EU Agribusiness Groups Seek Easing of Deforestation Rules, Warn of Feed Supply Shortages

> EU feed, farm, poultry, dairy and meat groups asked the European Commission to ease EUDR requirements due to start applying to large and medium operators on December 30, 2026. They warn the rules could disrupt soybean meal imports and raise livestock costs amid drought and Black Sea trade disruption.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:21:37.285Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96782-eu-agribusiness-groups-seek-easing-of-deforestation-rules-warn-of-feed-supply
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter deforestation compliance could make Brazilian soybeans and meal harder to sell into Europe, shifting demand toward Argentina and other origins and supporting EU feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-09-14 | [EU groups say deforestation plan falls short \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39612-eu-groups-say-deforestation-plan-falls-short-world-grain.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SBM | 2021-11-05 | [Feed additive shortage: Russian feed industry crisis worsens - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44362-feed-additive-shortage-russian-feed-industry-crisis-worsens-food-and.md) | +1.5% | +6.4% |
| SBM | 2022-08-04 | [Deforestation-free supply chains: EU draft hints at new requirements for economic operators](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40054-deforestation-free-supply-chains-eu-draft-hints-at-new-requirements-for.md) | +5.5% | -4.3% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [EU anti-deforestation law could affect 20% of Amazon soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33216-eu-anti-deforestation-law-could-affect-20-of-amazon-soy.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2022-02-20 | [Proposal on combating deforestation problematic for EU ministers \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42737-proposal-on-combating-deforestation-problematic-for-eu-ministers-agence-europe.md) | +0.4% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-14 | [EU groups say deforestation plan falls short \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39612-eu-groups-say-deforestation-plan-falls-short-world-grain.md) | -3.6% | -10.3% |
| SOY | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2019-07-23 | [EU moots crackdown on deforestation through supply chains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58114-eu-moots-crackdown-on-deforestation-through-supply-chains.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/eu-agribusiness-groups-seek-easing-of-deforestation-rules-warn-of-feed-supply-shortages/

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