Fauba: adapting to the EUDR regulation costs less than 5 USD/ton of soy and prevents a multi-million dollar market loss

The European Union is moving forward with its new regulation against deforestation (UEDR), which will come into effect in 2026, requiring imports of soy, beef, and other products to be certified as free from deforestation after 2021, generating immediate concern in Argentina, a country classified by the bloc with an "intermediate risk" of deforestation. To sustain its exports, such as Hilton quota beef or processed soy, Argentina must implement rigorous traceability systems and satellite monitoring to prove the origin of each product, with the potential loss of this market being an alarming factor that could cost the country billions of dollars. In the face of the imminent European requirement, a study by the Faculty of Agronomy of the UBA revealed that the cost of adapting to the new traceability system would not be so high, projecting an additional expense that would range between 1.28 and 4.20 dollars per ton of soy as explained by professors Silvina Dal Pont and Ulises ...