# India sets stock limits on soybean meal | World Grain

> India set stock limits on soybean meal from December 23, 2021 to June 30, 2022, to curb rising domestic prices. Processors face a 90-day production cap, and traders face a 160-tonne cap.

- Date: 2022-01-05 · published 2022-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5770-india-sets-stock-limits-on-soybean-meal-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stock limits may reduce crushing and soymeal supply, supporting meal prices in India. Reduced Indian crushing could also ease soybean demand, and the USDA expects a Brazilian crop in February to moderate global prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

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| SOY | 2022-09-22 | [China to Cut Soybean Meal in Livestock Feed \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39574-china-to-cut-soybean-meal-in-livestock-feed-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.6% | -6.1% |
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| SOY | 2022-08-08 | [Subsidy program slows Indonesia’s soy imports \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40108-subsidy-program-slows-indonesia-s-soy-imports-world-grain.md) | +3.4% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/16306-india-sets-stock-limits-on-soybean-meal

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