# China to Cut Soybean Meal in Livestock Feed | Feed & Grain

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice calling for a reduction in soybean meal use in livestock feed to secure food supplies amid uncertain external supply. Muyuan Foods and New Hope Liuhe said they cut soymeal inclusion to 6.9% and 10.7% of compound feed respectively in 2021.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39574-china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed-feed-and-grain
- 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 government-backed push to lower soymeal inclusion rates reduces China's structural demand for soybeans and meal imports, which is bearish for global soy complex prices over time.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-01-05 | [India sets stock limits on soybean meal \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5770-india-sets-stock-limits-on-soybean-meal-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | +12.1% |
| 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 | 2018-11-26 | [China’s New Feed Standards May Bring Radical Changes to Soybeans, Feed, and Livestock-Farming - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62039-china-s-new-feed-standards-may-bring-radical-changes-to-soybeans-feed-and.md) | +1.6% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2025-06-18 | [China's big feed shift to curb soybean imports, strain small farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14653-china-s-big-feed-shift-to-curb-soybean-imports-strain-small-farmers.md) | -4.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-05-04 | [China moves to cut corn, soy in feed rations - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47096-china-moves-to-cut-corn-soy-in-feed-rations-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +3.8% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-03-19 | [China looks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48099-china-looks-to-cut-corn-soymeal-content-in-animal-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +0.9% | -0.0% |
| 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 | 2018-11-26 | [China’s New Feed Standards May Bring Radical Changes to Soybeans, Feed, and Livestock-Farming - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62039-china-s-new-feed-standards-may-bring-radical-changes-to-soybeans-feed-and.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/animal-feed-manufacturing/news/15384795/china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed

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