# Romania and Greece Look to U.S. Soy for Vegetal Protein Ingredients, Superior Amino Acid Composition for Animal Feed - U.S. Soybean Export Council

> A 50,000 MT cargo of US soybean meal arrived at Constanta Port in Romania and is being distributed by Bunge to feed mills in Romania and Bulgaria. Greece also received a large vessel of US soybeans, increasing US market share in both countries.

- Date: 2019-05-14 · published 2019-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Romania · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7755-romania-and-greece-look-to-u-s-soy-for-vegetal-protein-ingredients-superior
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Growing US meal and bean shipments into Southeast Europe add to export demand for US soy products. The effect on global prices is modest because this is a regional flow.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-04-23 | [Steady Growth Demand for Feed and Protein Meals in Romania Signals Opportunities for U.S. Soy - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65630-steady-growth-demand-for-feed-and-protein-meals-in-romania-signals.md) | +5.1% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2019-04-01 | [Greek Feed Market Hungry for High Quality Protein - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59708-greek-feed-market-hungry-for-high-quality-protein-u-s-soybean-export-council.md) | +0.5% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2017-08-22 | [Chinese Buyers Ink $1.5 Billion of Contracts Prior to U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69326-chinese-buyers-ink-1-5-billion-of-contracts-prior-to-u-s-soy-global-trade.md) | -0.1% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-10-17 | [Cambodian Feed Millers Learn to Manage Purchases as U.S. Soy Exports Increase - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56647-cambodian-feed-millers-learn-to-manage-purchases-as-u-s-soy-exports-increase.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +2.0% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-04-23 | [Steady Growth Demand for Feed and Protein Meals in Romania Signals Opportunities for U.S. Soy - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65630-steady-growth-demand-for-feed-and-protein-meals-in-romania-signals.md) | +1.6% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-08-22 | [Chinese Buyers Ink $1.5 Billion of Contracts Prior to U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69326-chinese-buyers-ink-1-5-billion-of-contracts-prior-to-u-s-soy-global-trade.md) | +0.3% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-13 | [U.S. Farmer Represents U.S. Soy During Signing Ceremonies in China - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67858-u-s-farmer-represents-u-s-soy-during-signing-ceremonies-in-china-u-s-soybean.md) | +1.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- ussec.org: https://ussec.org/news/romania-greece-u-s-soy-vegetal-protein-ingredients-superior-amino-acid-composition-animal-feed/

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