# Soyameal exports down 64% in Oct-Jan on lower crushing, high prices - The HinduBusinessLine

> India's soymeal exports fell 64% in October-January compared with a year earlier, according to the SOPA trade body. Soybean crushing and meal output dropped about 40% as farmers held back beans expecting higher prices, while domestic feed-sector offtake fell 5%.

- Date: 2022-02-11 · published 2022-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42781-soyameal-exports-down-64-in-oct-jan-on-lower-crushing-high-prices-the
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

India's reduced export availability and crushing lower the regional supply of soymeal, which supports international meal prices, though weaker domestic feed demand offsets part of the effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-05-19 | [Pricey soyameal could drag oilmeals’ exports lower in H1  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47164-pricey-soyameal-could-drag-oilmeals-exports-lower-in-h1-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.8% | -9.2% |
| SBM | 2025-12-17 | [Soyameal exports up 38% in Oct-Nov on strong European demand - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21582-soyameal-exports-up-38-in-oct-nov-on-strong-european-demand-the.md) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2018-04-18 | [Soyameal exports lag on reduced bean crop - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65597-soyameal-exports-lag-on-reduced-bean-crop-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.4% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2026-06-12 | [Feed makers worried over rise in soyameal prices - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18885-feed-makers-worried-over-rise-in-soyameal-prices-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -0.8% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2024-02-12 | [Soyameal export projections cut by a fifth to 14 lt on weak global prices - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31755-soyameal-export-projections-cut-by-a-fifth-to-14-lt-on-weak-global-prices-the.md) | -0.4% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-05-19 | [Pricey soyameal could drag oilmeals’ exports lower in H1  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47164-pricey-soyameal-could-drag-oilmeals-exports-lower-in-h1-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.0% | -8.0% |
| SOY | 2026-10-27 | [Soybean meal prices decline profits decline China's soybean imports slow down 10/27 Update MySheen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/494-soybean-meal-prices-decline-profits-decline-china-s-soybean-imports-slow-down.md) | +0.5% | — |
| SOY | 2020-12-22 | [Commodities 2021: US soybean prices likely to rise on high exports, tight stocks \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49680-commodities-2021-us-soybean-prices-likely-to-rise-on-high-exports-tight-stocks.md) | +4.2% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/soyameal-exports-down-64-in-oct-jan-as-farmers-hold-back-beans/article65001999.ece

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