# Top Soybean Meal Exporters Reduced Export In February

> Oil World reported soybean meal exports from key exporters fell 0.6 million tonnes year on year to 4.2 million tonnes in February. Reduced world meal demand limited shipments from the US, Argentina and Paraguay.

- Date: 2017-03-20 · published 2017-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72083-top-soybean-meal-exporters-reduced-export-in-february
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker export flows and reduced world demand for meal point to softer soymeal prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-02-06 | [End of January Soybean Meal Export, Shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72571-end-of-january-soybean-meal-export-shipments.md) | +3.2% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2023-02-03 | [Soybean prices in Ukraine are falling against the backdrop of reduced export demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12881-soybean-prices-in-ukraine-are-falling-against-the-backdrop-of-reduced-export.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-05-28 | [Expanding Horizons: U.S. Soybean Meal's Role in Global Growth - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30324-expanding-horizons-u-s-soybean-meal-s-role-in-global-growth-u-s-soybean-export.md) | -6.4% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2019-08-21 | [Feed alternatives reducing soybean demand in China - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57649-feed-alternatives-reducing-soybean-demand-in-china-benison-media.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2025-10-27 | [SunSirs: EU Soybean Meal Imports Decrease by 1%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22481-sunsirs-eu-soybean-meal-imports-decrease-by-1.md) | +10.4% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12320

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