# India's Soybean and Rapeseed Meal Exports Decline Amid High Prices and Reduced Competitiveness

> India's soybean meal exports fell 60% year on year to 431 thousand tons in January to August 2026, a four-year low. Rapeseed meal exports dropped 8.6% to 1.17 million tons over the same period, with China remaining the largest buyer.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T01:38:48.818Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76842-india-s-soybean-and-rapeseed-meal-exports-decline-amid-high-prices-and-reduced
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Indian meal exports tighten the global protein meal supply available to importers, while high prices reduce competitiveness, which can support soybean meal and rapeseed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-01-18 | [India's soymeal exports could fall a fifth as prices rally: dealers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6905-india-s-soymeal-exports-could-fall-a-fifth-as-prices-rally-dealers.md) | +5.5% | +14.1% |
| SBM | 2024-02-29 | [Soybean meal prices in Thailand will remain high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31752-soybean-meal-prices-in-thailand-will-remain-high.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2018-04-18 | [Soyameal exports lag on reduced bean crop - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65597-soyameal-exports-lag-on-reduced-bean-crop-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -2.4% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2023-02-16 | [Ukraine continues to export sunseed and soybeans at high rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37434-ukraine-continues-to-export-sunseed-and-soybeans-at-high-rates.md) | +0.0% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2022-02-11 | [Soyameal exports down 64% in Oct-Jan on lower crushing, high prices - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42781-soyameal-exports-down-64-in-oct-jan-on-lower-crushing-high-prices-the.md) | -1.4% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLCE45BskkgLrnVtCgah9Um7

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