# Relying on soybean meal alone can be risky - Food & Agribusiness

> Researchers in the UK are testing soybean meal replacements in poultry rations using alternative protein sources. The article notes China recently issued guidelines to reduce corn and soymeal in feed due to lower state stockpiles, and that wheat and other grains are being substituted.

- Date: 2021-08-18 · published 2021-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45680-relying-on-soybean-meal-alone-can-be-risky-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

China's push to cut corn and soymeal in feed reduces import demand for soymeal and corn, while growing substitution toward wheat and other grains is bearish for these feed ingredients over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-08-01 | [Will US court ruling affect demand for soybean oil and meal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12100-will-us-court-ruling-affect-demand-for-soybean-oil-and-meal.md) | -3.0% | -10.1% |
| SBM | 2018-01-19 | [Fly larvae and their effect on organic eggs - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67309-fly-larvae-and-their-effect-on-organic-eggs-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +3.7% | +13.8% |
| SBM | 2025-12-31 | [Can China Reduce Soybean Import Demand? Evaluating Soybean Meal Reduction Efforts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21488-can-china-reduce-soybean-import-demand-evaluating-soybean-meal-reduction-efforts.md) | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-04-21 | [China Seeking Alternatives to Corn and Soybean Meal \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47709-china-seeking-alternatives-to-corn-and-soybean-meal-red-river-farm-network.md) | +3.5% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2021-06-04 | [Global market developments of PAPs and Vitamin E50 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46918-global-market-developments-of-paps-and-vitamin-e50-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.2% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-08-29 | [Mexico’s ban on GM corn could bear negative repercussions \| Food Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Food & ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40011-mexico-s-ban-on-gm-corn-could-bear-negative-repercussions-food-business-middle.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [China Seeking Alternatives to Corn and Soybean Meal \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47709-china-seeking-alternatives-to-corn-and-soybean-meal-red-river-farm-network.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-27 | [Mexico Court Upholds Presidential Decree to Ban Glyphosate, GMOs  - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46041-mexico-court-upholds-presidential-decree-to-ban-glyphosate-gmos-agribusiness.md) | +1.1% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/relying-on-soybean-meal-alone-can-be-risky

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