China's Feed Industry Association approved new feed standards lowering protein in pig feed by 1.5 percentage points and chicken feed by one point. The government says this will cut annual soybean consumption by 14 million tonnes, about 13%.
A cut of roughly 14 million tonnes in Chinese soybean demand would be bearish for global soybean and soymeal prices if fully implemented, though traders expect high prices to limit the effect.
After 369 past bearish policy events, SOY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 223 past bearish policy events, SBM moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.2%), and -0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.