# Revealed: Decline in animal protein meals and fats usage in US livestock feed - Milling and Grain

> A Fats and Proteins Research Foundation review reports US livestock feed use of animal protein meals fell 25% and animal fats fell 39%, with total rendered ingredient use dropping from 9.75 million to 5.28 million short tons between 2019 and 2023. Biofuel demand, exports, and fat price volatility are cited as causes, with soybean meal gaining share.

- Date: 2025-03-04 · published 2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25701-revealed-decline-in-animal-protein-meals-and-fats-usage-in-us-livestock-feed
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rendered ingredient use shifts demand toward soybean meal and other plant proteins, which is bearish for MBM and animal fats and supportive for soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-04-17 | [Animal protein meals, fats in livestock feed see sharp decline across the United States \| Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25245-animal-protein-meals-fats-in-livestock-feed-see-sharp-decline-across-the-united.md) | -2.2% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | +8.3% | +20.7% |
| SBM | 2020-04-21 | [The future of feed ingredients - Milling and Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53761-the-future-of-feed-ingredients-milling-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2019-06-11 | [USDA to livestock producers: feed costs are going up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58654-usda-to-livestock-producers-feed-costs-are-going-up.md) | +3.5% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [Recovering demand for protein meals drives oilseeds consumpti ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33164-recovering-demand-for-protein-meals-drives-oilseeds-consumpti.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |
| SBO | 2021-01-05 | [USDA Reports Record Oilseed Crushing \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49250-usda-reports-record-oilseed-crushing-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.5% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2018-10-25 | [US Fats and Oils: Inedible Grease Market Analysis - Decision Innovation Solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62664-us-fats-and-oils-inedible-grease-market-analysis-decision-innovation-solutions.md) | -2.1% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2025-01-14 | [US soybean production drops, global oilseed crush rises in 2024/25 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26590-us-soybean-production-drops-global-oilseed-crush-rises-in-2024-25-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- millingandgrain.com: https://millingandgrain.com/revealed-decline-in-animal-protein-meals-and-fats-usage-in-us-livestock-feed/

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