# Solving protein problem is not easy meat for policymakers

> Europe faces a protein shortfall for pigs and poultry, which need digestible proteins such as soybean meal and fishmeal. The article notes that ruminants can use cheaper nitrogen sources like urea, while EU rules still restrict fishmeal and meat and bone meal in ruminant rations after BSE.

- Date: 2017-01-30 · published 2017-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73080-solving-protein-problem-is-not-easy-meat-for-policymakers
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight EU supply of digestible protein keeps soybean meal and fishmeal demand firm, supporting prices for those feeds. Any relaxation of animal protein rules could shift demand toward alternative proteins.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-02-20 | [Proposal on combating deforestation problematic for EU ministers \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42737-proposal-on-combating-deforestation-problematic-for-eu-ministers-agence-europe.md) | +0.4% | +7.9% |
| SBM | 2022-01-04 | [Challenges persist but it is not all bad news for Argentina’s soybean crushing industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14058-challenges-persist-but-it-is-not-all-bad-news-for-argentina-s-soybean-crushing.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2021-05-23 | [Soybean meal prices doubled; govt should permit import at zero duty: AIPBA \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47162-soybean-meal-prices-doubled-govt-should-permit-import-at-zero-duty-aipba.md) | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2022-03-14 | [Argentina halts export registration for soy oil, meal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5494-argentina-halts-export-registration-for-soy-oil-meal-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2020-03-09 | [Argentine farmers begin four day sales strike to protest higher export taxes — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53992-argentine-farmers-begin-four-day-sales-strike-to-protest-higher-export-taxes.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- heraldscotland.com: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15056344.Solving_protein_problem_is_not_easy_meat_for_policymakers/

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