# Meat producers expect production cost increase

> Russian meat producers expect production costs to rise by about 25% because they rely on imported soybean meal, mostly from South America. A high exchange rate and supply chain suspensions linked to the geopolitical situation are pushing up import prices. The article was published on 4 March 2022.

- Date: 2022-03-04 · published 2022-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42399-meat-producers-expect-production-cost-increase
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher landed soymeal costs in Russia increase feed margins for meat producers and may cut domestic livestock output, which supports demand for South American soymeal substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-02-11 | [Ukraine's Decreased Grain Production Creates Opportunities for Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14231-ukraine-s-decreased-grain-production-creates-opportunities-for-russia.md) | -1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2022-03-04 | [The price of soybean meal increased in Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12631-the-price-of-soybean-meal-increased-in-russia.md) | +8.6% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2022-04-20 | [Higher Animal Feed Costs Lift EU Meat Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41975-higher-animal-feed-costs-lift-eu-meat-prices-cz-app.md) | -4.0% | -11.4% |
| SBM | 2022-03-04 | [Ukraine crisis set to increase cost of aquafeed ingredients - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42367-ukraine-crisis-set-to-increase-cost-of-aquafeed-ingredients-undercurrent-news.md) | +8.6% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Bunge beats quarterly profit estimates on strong crush margins By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2078-bunge-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-on-strong-crush-margins-by-reuters.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/insights/meat-producers-expect-production-cost-increase

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