# EXCLUSIVE: Commission mulls food, feed and fuel protein strategy | Euractiv

> A draft of the European Commission's upcoming protein strategy, expected 1 July, highlights a plant protein trade deficit of about 13.9 million tonnes, mostly used in animal feed. It calls for more domestic protein crop production using CAP funds and other tools.

- Date: 2026-06-22 · published 2026-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19158-exclusive-commission-mulls-food-feed-and-fuel-protein-strategy-euractiv
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A push for domestic protein crops could gradually reduce EU import demand for soybean meal and other plant proteins over the longer term. The draft is unfinished, so near-term price effects are limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-08-23 | [EU to allow animal, insect meals in poultry, swine feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45672-eu-to-allow-animal-insect-meals-in-poultry-swine-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +0.2% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-05-01 | [april: feed cuts, farmland strain, productivity push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24653-april-feed-cuts-farmland-strain-productivity-push.md) | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2018-11-01 | [China may lower soy protein content in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62548-china-may-lower-soy-protein-content-in-animal-feed.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | +3.8% | -1.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- euractiv.com: https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-commission-mulls-food-feed-and-fuel-protein-strategy/

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