# China’s feed production rises 2.2% as corn and soybean meal shares decline

> China's industrial feed output rose 2.2% year on year in September 2026 to 32.05 million tons, and January–September output reached 261.67 million tons, up 3.5%. Corn accounted for 30.2% of complete compound feed formulations, down 3.4 percentage points, while soybean meal's share fell 1.4 points to 12.9%.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T13:38:06.334Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77788-china-s-feed-production-rises-2-2-as-corn-and-soybean-meal-shares-decline
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn and soybean meal inclusion in Chinese feed formulas reduces import demand for these ingredients even as total feed output grows, which is bearish for corn and soymeal prices. Finished feed prices were broadly stable, down 1% year on year.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-31 | [Trade Timeline and Corn and Soybean Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63900-trade-timeline-and-corn-and-soybean-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +8.8% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Secretary Vilsack addresses decline in corn exports to China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14792-secretary-vilsack-addresses-decline-in-corn-exports-to-china-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-08-14 | [Soybean prices rise on U.S.-China trade hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11472-soybean-prices-rise-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-financial-post.md) | -1.2% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-26 | [Are China's Problems Adding to Bearish Pressures in US Corn, Soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5568-are-china-s-problems-adding-to-bearish-pressures-in-us-corn-soybeans.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-12-23 | [China to fall short on promises to U.S. as trade deal ends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14969-china-to-fall-short-on-promises-to-u-s-as-trade-deal-ends.md) | -0.7% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2025-07-11 | [China’s feed production rises, soybean meal consumption falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23726-china-s-feed-production-rises-soybean-meal-consumption-falls.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2026-09-20 | [SunSirs: Analysis of the Sharp Decline in China Weekly Soybean Meal Net Sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10674-sunsirs-analysis-of-the-sharp-decline-in-china-weekly-soybean-meal-net-sales.md) | +4.8% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/chinas-feed-production-rises-2-2-as-corn-and-soybean-meal-shares-decline/

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