# Bangladesh bans mbm for poultry feed – Asian Agribiz

> Asian Agribiz reports that the Government of Bangladesh has banned import and sale of meat and bone meal for poultry feed due to health risks. The ban was announced to protect human and animal health.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61227-bangladesh-bans-mbm-for-poultry-feed-asian-agribiz
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The ban removes a lower-cost protein from Bangladeshi poultry rations, which tends to support fishmeal and other protein meal demand. The impact on global prices is small given the size of the market.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2019/01/31/bangladesh-bans-mbm-for-poultry-feed/

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