# Since the beginning of July, imports of meals to the EU have been declining

> EU meal imports fell 7% year on year to 7.03 million tonnes from July 1 to August 19, with soybean meal imports down 10%. Rapeseed meal imports rose 52%, and Ukraine and Argentina were the leading sunflower meal suppliers to the EU.

- Date: 2023-11-23 · published 2023-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33293-since-the-beginning-of-july-imports-of-meals-to-the-eu-have-been-declining
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU soymeal imports reduce import demand and weigh on soybean meal prices, while higher rapeseed meal supply adds competition for the protein complex.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | -1.2% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2025-10-27 | [SunSirs: EU Soybean Meal Imports Decrease by 1%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22481-sunsirs-eu-soybean-meal-imports-decrease-by-1.md) | +10.4% | +9.1% |
| SBM | 2025-12-16 | [Decline in EU Rapeseed Meal Prices Amid Record Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21606-decline-in-eu-rapeseed-meal-prices-amid-record-imports.md) | -1.3% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2017-02-21 | [Romania sharply decreased imports of soybean meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72575-romania-sharply-decreased-imports-of-soybean-meal.md) | -2.5% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2024-03-07 | [EU increases imports of sunflower and rapeseed meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31332-eu-increases-imports-of-sunflower-and-rapeseed-meal.md) | -0.8% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/since-the-beginning-of-july-imports-of-meals-to-the-eu-have-been-declining/

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