# World meal and cake import forecast raised to record 103.9 million tons

> USDA's February review raised its 2024/25 world meal and cake import forecast again to a record 103.99 million tonnes, including 73.01 million tonnes of soybean meal, 10.35 million of rapeseed meal and 8.6 million of sunflower meal. Ukraine's soybean meal exports in September to December rose 12% year on year.

- Date: 2025-02-14 · published 2025-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26192-world-meal-and-cake-import-forecast-raised-to-record-103-9-million-tons
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A record import forecast signals strong global meal demand, though rising alternative meal use in China and Ukraine's soymeal export gains add competition for soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-27 | [Record Soybean Crop Forecast Meets Firm Demand Outlook \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10973-record-soybean-crop-forecast-meets-firm-demand-outlook-cz-app.md) | +3.4% | +12.0% |
| SBM | 2020-08-18 | [Soybeans Rally Despite Record Yield Forecast - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11343-soybeans-rally-despite-record-yield-forecast-proag.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2022-07-19 | [Rabobank Poultry Report forecasts challenging global and U.S. markets \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40637-rabobank-poultry-report-forecasts-challenging-global-and-u-s-markets-the.md) | +3.2% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2018-06-29 | [China’s soybean imports continue to rise \| World-grain.com \| June 29, 2018 13:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64513-china-s-soybean-imports-continue-to-rise-world-grain-com-june-29-2018-13-49.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2024-02-12 | [USDA experts adjusted forecasts for global vegetable oils and meal production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31794-usda-experts-adjusted-forecasts-for-global-vegetable-oils-and-meal-production.md) | -0.4% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/world-meal-and-cake-import-forecast-raised-to-record-103-9-million-tons/

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