The European Parliament has finally postponed the introduction of the EUDR for a year, which will allow for increased soybean supplies to the EU

The European Parliament voted to postpone the launch of the EUDR regulation for one year. 405 MEPs voted in favor, 242 against, and 8 abstained. The changes were previously agreed with EU member states on December 4, 2025, the European Parliament said in a statement.

Until December 30, 2026, the new rules have been postponed for large companies that meet at least two of three criteria:

• over 250 employees;
• over €50 million turnover;
• over €30 million in assets.

From June 30, 2027, the rules will apply to small operators, in particular individuals and enterprises with up to 50 employees and an annual turnover of less than €10 million in relevant goods.

The EUDR regulation, which is intended to address deforestation, applies to timber, rubber, palm oil, soy, beef, coffee and cocoa.

According to it, Ukraine has a “low risk” status regarding deforestation, and the main issues concern supplies from Brazil and Argentina. Therefore, its postponement will allow for increased supplies of South American soybeans to the EU in the coming months, which will negatively affect supplies of more expensive Ukrainian soybeans.

“Yes, it’s final. The European Parliament has approved a postponement for another year, and this is exactly the decision we were waiting for. The next and final stage is approval by the EU Council of Ministers and publication in the Official Journal of the EU,” Oksana Prosolenko, founder and head of IP Cert, told Latifundist.

"There are no fundamental changes compared to the text that the European Parliament supported at the end of November. Simplifications for small and microfarmers have already been included there - in particular, an annual declaration instead of submission for each batch and the waiver of mandatory geolocation for this category. It has also been agreed that repeated due diligence for downstream operators (companies that work with the product after its first placement on the EU market, but are not importers themselves) is canceled - the check is carried out once, when the product is first placed on the market," Prosolenko said.

She added that the European Commission has committed to reviewing the regulation again by the end of April, taking into account additional proposals for its simplification. That is, the process does not end there, but the time gap for business has already been fixed.