# EU to allow animal, insect meals in poultry, swine feed | Feed Strategy

> The European Commission passed Regulation EU 2021/1372, published in the Official Journal on August 18, allowing limited use of processed animal protein from pigs and insects in poultry feed, poultry protein in pig feed, and ruminant gelatin and collagen in non-ruminant feed. The rules take effect in September under strict cross-contamination and official control conditions.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45672-eu-to-allow-animal-insect-meals-in-poultry-swine-feed-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Wider permitted use of processed animal protein gives EU feed formulators more protein options, modestly reducing demand for soybean meal and other protein meals.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | +3.8% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2023-06-07 | [Soybean meal prices to be bright spot for pig producers \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35601-soybean-meal-prices-to-be-bright-spot-for-pig-producers-feed-strategy.md) | -0.3% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2024-01-24 | [China aims to further lower soybean meal use, reduce hog capacity \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32126-china-aims-to-further-lower-soybean-meal-use-reduce-hog-capacity-feed-strategy.md) | +0.4% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2017-06-15 | [The case for feeding pigmeal to poultry - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70613-the-case-for-feeding-pigmeal-to-poultry-poultry-news.md) | -1.3% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-feed-manufacturing/article/15442397/eu-to-allow-animal-insect-meals-in-poultry-swine-feed

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