# Romania sharply decreased imports of soybean meal

> Romania sharply reduced soybean meal imports in September-November 2016/17. The drop followed a 16% rise in domestic oilseed production in 2016 compared with 2015. The report comes from UkrAgroConsult.

- Date: 2017-02-21 · published 2017-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72575-romania-sharply-decreased-imports-of-soybean-meal
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU import demand for soymeal reduces export outlet for South American and other meal suppliers, a mildly bearish factor for meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | -1.2% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2024-03-07 | [EU increases imports of sunflower and rapeseed meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31332-eu-increases-imports-of-sunflower-and-rapeseed-meal.md) | -0.8% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-01 | [China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt.md) | +3.3% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2019-10-14 | [China September soybean imports ease on falling animal feed demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56562-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-on-falling-animal-feed-demand.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- actmedia.eu: https://www.actmedia.eu/economic/romania-sharply-decreased-imports-of-soybean-meal/68196

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