# Soybean meal in feed cut in half after years of decline | Feed Strategy

> Use of soybean meal in animal feed has fallen by about half since the 1990s, according to the Illinois Soybean Association. Cheap synthetic amino acids such as lysine and methionine have allowed formulators to replace soymeal.

- Date: 2020-01-29 · published 2020-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55170-soybean-meal-in-feed-cut-in-half-after-years-of-decline-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Structural substitution by synthetic amino acids caps long-term soymeal demand growth in feed, so price support from feed use is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-feed-additives-ingredients/feed-additives/article/15441088/soybean-meal-in-feed-cut-in-half-after-years-of-decline

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