# China cuts need for feed seed as food security campaign ramps up | South China Morning Post

> China's Ministry of Agriculture released an action plan to reduce grain and soybean meal use in livestock feed, targeting 60% grain and 10% soymeal in feed by 2030. The plan is framed as a food security measure amid uncertain global trade.

- Date: 2025-05-06 · published 2025-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24651-china-cuts-need-for-feed-seed-as-food-security-campaign-ramps-up-south-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A structural decline in soymeal inclusion in China's feed reduces long-term import demand for soybeans and meal, which is bearish for Brazilian and US soy complex prices. The effect is gradual, so the near-term price impact is moderate.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-01-10 | [China’s soybean imports have peaked and will keep falling as Beijing stresses food security, report says \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14875-china-s-soybean-imports-have-peaked-and-will-keep-falling-as-beijing-stresses.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-04-14 | [Food security drives China to cut soymeal use in animal feed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14849-food-security-drives-china-to-cut-soymeal-use-in-animal-feed-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-07-26 | [What does China’s food security push mean for soybean prices? EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35026-what-does-china-s-food-security-push-mean-for-soybean-prices-ejinsight.md) | -4.5% | -10.8% |
| SOY | 2021-12-29 | [China food security: vow to boost 2022 soybean output sets stage for leap in GM seed tech 29.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14972-china-food-security-vow-to-boost-2022-soybean-output-sets-stage-for-leap-in-gm.md) | +1.4% | +5.9% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2023-01-10 | [China’s soybean imports have peaked and will keep falling as Beijing stresses food security, report says \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14875-china-s-soybean-imports-have-peaked-and-will-keep-falling-as-beijing-stresses.md) | +2.5% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2023-04-14 | [Food security drives China to cut soymeal use in animal feed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14849-food-security-drives-china-to-cut-soymeal-use-in-animal-feed-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 2023-07-26 | [What does China’s food security push mean for soybean prices? EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35026-what-does-china-s-food-security-push-mean-for-soybean-prices-ejinsight.md) | +0.4% | -9.3% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3309267/china-cuts-need-feed-seed-food-security-campaign-ramps

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