# Demand for protein predicted to rise | ECHEMI

> A Chinese cottonseed processor, Shandong Zhonghui Cotton Biotechnology, promotes dephenolized cottonseed protein as a feed ingredient that can replace soybean meal, corn protein meal and fishmeal. The company says a new process reduces protein denaturation.

- Date: 2019-02-13 · published 2019-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60716-demand-for-protein-predicted-to-rise-echemi
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

If dephenolized cottonseed protein gains traction, it could substitute for soybean meal and fishmeal in feed rations, modestly easing demand for those proteins. The effect on prices is likely small given the limited scale described.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼
- SBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- echemi.com: https://www.echemi.com/cms/18827.html

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