# Soya import ban sends poultry prices flying - Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe

> Zimbabwe's ban on soybean meal imports pushed local soya meal prices up 67% in 2017, from $450 to $750 per tonne. Wholesale chicken rose from $2.80 to $3.75 per kg between December 2016 and December 2017, with avian flu also cutting day-old chick supply.

- Date: 2018-02-19 · published 2018-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Zimbabwe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66651-soya-import-ban-sends-poultry-prices-flying-commercial-farmers-union-of-zimbabwe
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions and disease are raising feed costs and cutting poultry output in Zimbabwe, reducing its meal import demand and keeping local chicken prices high.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-05-05 | [Soyabean prices start easing as Govt allows import of more GM meal  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41488-soyabean-prices-start-easing-as-govt-allows-import-of-more-gm-meal-the.md) | -6.1% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2019-12-18 | [EU imports of soy should be reduced, says Agriculture Commissioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55606-eu-imports-of-soy-should-be-reduced-says-agriculture-commissioner.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2017-09-29 | [Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2025-06-18 | [China's big feed shift to curb soybean imports, strain small farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14653-china-s-big-feed-shift-to-curb-soybean-imports-strain-small-farmers.md) | -2.9% | -5.5% |
| SBM | 2023-01-18 | [UPDATE 2-China official urges farmers to reduce sow herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37765-update-2-china-official-urges-farmers-to-reduce-sow-herds.md) | -3.9% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- cfuzim.org: https://cfuzim.org/soya-import-ban-sends-poultry-prices-flying/

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