# Processed Animal Protein feed – what could possibly go wrong? - Poultry & Livestock Review Africa

> The European Commission will allow processed animal protein to be fed to farmed poultry and pigs, reversing an earlier ban. A UK minister told the House of Lords that the UK already imports meat from animals fed processed animal protein.

- Date: 2021-07-12 · published 2021-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46191-processed-animal-protein-feed-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-poultry-and
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reintroducing processed animal protein in the EU could expand the supply of animal-based feed ingredients and reduce demand for plant protein meals over time.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-11-01 | [China may lower soy protein content in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62548-china-may-lower-soy-protein-content-in-animal-feed.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2026-03-25 | [Turkey removes VAT exemptions on feed premixes as cost pressure livestock sector \| Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20278-turkey-removes-vat-exemptions-on-feed-premixes-as-cost-pressure-livestock.md) | -2.4% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2019-02-05 | [The Global Miller: Troubled China opts to reduce protein in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60666-the-global-miller-troubled-china-opts-to-reduce-protein-in-animal-feed.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-05-27 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    World Bank Group recommends approving use of rendered animal proteins in Moroccan aquafeed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19398-aquafeed-com-world-bank-group-recommends-approving-use-of-rendered-animal.md) | -1.1% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- poultryandlivestockafrica.com: https://poultryandlivestockafrica.com/processed-animal-protein-feed-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/

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