# EU soyabean meal imports signal another year of strong demand

> The USDA raised its 2025/26 forecast for EU soybean meal imports by 1 million tonnes to 19.5 million tonnes, close to last year's decade high of 20.6 million. Imports through February are tracking last year's pace.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20700-eu-soyabean-meal-imports-signal-another-year-of-strong-demand
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Robust EU import demand, driven by low meal prices and shortfalls in rapeseed and sunflower meal, supports global meal trade.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-04-26 | [USDA forecasts strong global soyabean trade but lower meal and oil…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36486-usda-forecasts-strong-global-soyabean-trade-but-lower-meal-and-oil.md) | -1.9% | -7.0% |
| SBM | 2026-09-17 | [EU soybean meal deficit may support demand for rapeseed and sunflower meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17587-eu-soybean-meal-deficit-may-support-demand-for-rapeseed-and-sunflower-meal.md) | +0.9% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-12-24 | [Argentina soybean oil and meal exports will decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13821-argentina-soybean-oil-and-meal-exports-will-decline.md) | -1.7% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2023-01-17 | [Demand for U.S. Soy Remains Strong Near Term - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10666-demand-for-u-s-soy-remains-strong-near-term-u-s-soybean-export-council.md) | -8.4% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Southeast Asia-Growing Meat Demand, Feedstuffs Imports - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59705-southeast-asia-growing-meat-demand-feedstuffs-imports-proag.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/eu-soyabean-meal-imports-signal-another-year-of-strong-demand

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