# Rendering body EFPRA urges EU to open animal proteins to aquafeed and non-ruminant feed

> EFPRA says the EU’s Protein Action Plan overlooks rendered animal proteins that could be used in aquafeed and non-ruminant feed. The group argues that allowing their use could support circular feed production and reduce reliance on imported soybean meal.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T21:07:23.346Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86496-rendering-body-efpra-urges-eu-to-open-animal-proteins-to-aquafeed-and-non
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Wider authorization could increase the feed market’s access to rendered proteins and potentially substitute for imported soybean meal, weighing on meal demand. Any supply or price effect depends on EU policy changes and the available volume of suitable material.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-05-27 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    World Bank Group recommends approving use of rendered animal proteins in Moroccan aquafeed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19398-aquafeed-com-world-bank-group-recommends-approving-use-of-rendered-animal.md) | -1.1% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2019-02-05 | [The Global Miller: Troubled China opts to reduce protein in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60666-the-global-miller-troubled-china-opts-to-reduce-protein-in-animal-feed.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2018-11-01 | [China may lower soy protein content in animal feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62548-china-may-lower-soy-protein-content-in-animal-feed.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2018-10-11 | [China mulls cutting protein in animal feed as soybean supply tightens
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8562-china-mulls-cutting-protein-in-animal-feed-as-soybean-supply-tightens-the.md) | +3.8% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2021-06-30 | [EU to lift ban on animal by-products for livestock food - UK Human Rights Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46717-eu-to-lift-ban-on-animal-by-products-for-livestock-food-uk-human-rights-blog.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/rendering-body-efpra-urges-eu-to-open-animal-proteins-to-aquafeed-and-non-ruminant-feed

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