# Informist Media - INTERVIEW: Soymeal exports fall on high cost, domestic demand, says SEA Executive Director Mehta

> The Solvent Extractors' Association of India says the country has become uncompetitive in global soymeal exports because domestic prices exceed other markets. Rising domestic livestock and poultry demand has cut the exportable surplus, and cheaper distillers' dried grains with solubles are replacing soymeal in feed.

- Date: 2026-06-29 · published 2026-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18882-informist-media-interview-soymeal-exports-fall-on-high-cost-domestic-demand
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Indian export availability tightens supply for importers, while DDGS substitution in feed signals weaker demand for soymeal in Asian feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-01-19 | [Informist Media - Data Alert: India Dec oilmeal exports down 40% YoY, soymeal dn 59%, says SEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21147-informist-media-data-alert-india-dec-oilmeal-exports-down-40-yoy-soymeal-dn-59.md) | +2.0% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Soybeans Market: Indian Soymeal Exports Slump, Domestic Demand Tightens — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/493-soybeans-market-indian-soymeal-exports-slump-domestic-demand-tightens-cmb-news.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2018-01-18 | [India's soymeal exports could fall a fifth as prices rally: dealers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6905-india-s-soymeal-exports-could-fall-a-fifth-as-prices-rally-dealers.md) | +5.5% | +14.1% |
| SBM | 2023-10-30 | [Funds' CBOT soymeal long surges on strong US export demand  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33657-funds-cbot-soymeal-long-surges-on-strong-us-export-demand-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +4.9% |
| SBM | 2026-05-19 | [India soymeal exports to fall to four-year low on rising prices \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19327-india-soymeal-exports-to-fall-to-four-year-low-on-rising-prices-marketscreener.md) | -1.1% | -11.7% |

## Sources

- informistmedia.com: https://informistmedia.com/CommodityWire/53639/INTERVIEW-Soymeal-exports-fall-on-high-cost-domestic-demand-says-SEA-Executive-Director-Mehta

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