# Poland becomes second-largest EU importer of soybean meal: 805 thousand tonnes since July

> According to European Commission data cited by Agro Profil, Poland imported 805,498 tonnes of soybean meal from 1 July to 1 November 2026, second in the EU only to Spain. Poland received just 13,066 tonnes of soybeans over the same period, so meal dominates its feed-industry imports. Brazil supplied 76% of EU soybean imports in the first 18 weeks of the 2026/27 season, up from 46.5% a year earlier, while US supplies fell to 15.2% from 40.2%.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T13:38:29.035Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97921-poland-becomes-second-largest-eu-importer-of-soybean-meal-805-thousand-tonnes
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Poland's feed sector relies heavily on imported meal, so Brazilian soybean and meal prices feed directly into livestock production costs. The sharp shift in EU sourcing toward Brazil reflects relative US-Brazil pricing and can support Brazilian meal and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-08 | [China July soybean imports drop on sow herd size concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17905-china-july-soybean-imports-drop-on-sow-herd-size-concerns-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | +11.8% |
| SBM | 2026-07-17 | [Argentina’s soybean industry becomes increasingly dependent on imports from Paraguay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13784-argentina-s-soybean-industry-becomes-increasingly-dependent-on-imports-from.md) | +2.0% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2025-10-29 | [India's soybean meal exports fall by 11% due to high prices - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22478-india-s-soybean-meal-exports-fall-by-11-due-to-high-prices-the-economic-times.md) | +3.4% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2019-09-12 | [Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest US soybean purchases since June, traders say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9439-ahead-of-trade-talks-china-makes-biggest-us-soybean-purchases-since-june.md) | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Ukraine sharply increased exports of soybean and sunflower meal in 2022/23 MR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36067-ukraine-sharply-increased-exports-of-soybean-and-sunflower-meal-in-2022-23-mr.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2021-01-12 | [EU soybean meal imports slump on tight South American supplies: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49224-eu-soybean-meal-imports-slump-on-tight-south-american-supplies-sources.md) | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-09-23 | [Chinese imports of soybeans from the US in August increased by 70%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14722-chinese-imports-of-soybeans-from-the-us-in-august-increased-by-70.md) | +5.3% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2022-11-15 | [China mulls importing soybean meal from Brazil as supply shortage bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38746-china-mulls-importing-soybean-meal-from-brazil-as-supply-shortage-bites.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- importujmy.pl: https://importujmy.pl/wiadomosci/polska-drugim-importerem-sruty-sojowej-w-ue/

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