# Health a rising issue in narrowing feed market

> Vietnamese animal feed producers are upgrading facilities and quality controls as diseases spread through livestock and poultry. Authorities have flagged meat and bone meal shipments that failed veterinary hygiene requirements, including a 450-tonne batch fined and ordered re-exported.

- Date: 2019-04-12 · published 2019-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59703-health-a-rising-issue-in-narrowing-feed-market
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter hygiene scrutiny on meat and bone meal could restrict supply of this protein ingredient in Vietnam and push feed buyers toward alternative proteins such as soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- SBM: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- vir.com.vn: https://vir.com.vn/health-a-rising-issue-in-narrowing-feed-market-67134.html

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