# Food security drives China to cut soymeal use in animal feed | Reuters

> China's agriculture ministry issued a three-year action plan to reduce soymeal use in animal feed. The plan targets soymeal ratios below 13% by 2025, down from 14.5% in 2022. The aim is to cut reliance on soybean imports for food security.

- Date: 2023-04-14 · published 2023-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14849-food-security-drives-china-to-cut-soymeal-use-in-animal-feed-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower soymeal inclusion in Chinese feed reduces the country's demand for soybeans and soybean meal, which is bearish for global soy complex prices. Feed buyers should expect less Chinese demand for imported meal over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-03-19 | [China looks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48099-china-looks-to-cut-corn-soymeal-content-in-animal-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +0.9% | -0.0% |
| SBM | 2021-04-21 | [Reshaping grain trade? China moves to change animal feed recipes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47641-reshaping-grain-trade-china-moves-to-change-animal-feed-recipes-reuters.md) | +3.5% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2022-09-22 | [China to Cut Soybean Meal in Livestock Feed \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39574-china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed-feed-and-grain.md) | -6.3% | -9.1% |
| SBM | 2025-05-06 | [China cuts need for feed seed as food security campaign ramps up \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24651-china-cuts-need-for-feed-seed-as-food-security-campaign-ramps-up-south-china.md) | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2021-05-20 | [Chinese firms cut soymeal content in hog feed to reduce imports - Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47093-chinese-firms-cut-soymeal-content-in-hog-feed-to-reduce-imports-global-times.md) | -3.8% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2024-05-23 | [China's food security dream faces land, soil and water woes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14750-china-s-food-security-dream-faces-land-soil-and-water-woes-reuters.md) | -2.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-21 | [Reshaping grain trade? China moves to change animal feed recipes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47641-reshaping-grain-trade-china-moves-to-change-animal-feed-recipes-reuters.md) | +5.3% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-22 | [China to Cut Soybean Meal in Livestock Feed \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39574-china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.6% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/food-security-drives-china-cut-soymeal-use-animal-feed-2023-04-14/

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