# China’s changing feed industry | World-grain.com | December 19, 2017 17:33 | World Grain

> China's feed industry is shifting from rapid growth toward slower output expansion, with some mill closures and a focus on safety and sustainability. Alltech's chief innovation officer says the industry no longer grows by about 10 million tonnes per year, and 2017 feed output is likely to exceed 200 million tonnes, up 1-2%.

- Date: 2017-12-19 · published 2017-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67467-china-s-changing-feed-industry-world-grain-com-december-19-2017-17-33-world
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing growth in China's feed demand, with feed use per unit of meat declining, reduces the pace of import demand for feed ingredients and tempers long-run price support for corn and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9090-china-s-changing-feed-industry

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