# Ethanol byproducts replace up to 25% of soybean meal in India's compound feed

> Expanding grain-based ethanol production in India is increasing supply of DDGS, which industry experts say have replaced an average of about 25% of conventional soybean meal at organized compound feed mills. Substitution rates vary across feed segments, with DDGS priced well below soybean meal per kilogram.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:06:42.974Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98074-ethanol-byproducts-replace-up-to-25-of-soybean-meal-in-india-s-compound-feed
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper DDGS substituting for soybean meal reduces feed-mill demand for soymeal in India, a bearish factor for soybean meal prices, while supporting DDGS demand and lowering feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-08-01 | [China is intensifying the import of soybean meal from Brazil, rejecting Ukrainian products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40150-china-is-intensifying-the-import-of-soybean-meal-from-brazil-rejecting.md) | +0.9% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2021-07-26 | [Protein pinch: China's soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45921-protein-pinch-china-s-soybean-imports-to-slow-over-rest-of-2021-on-curbed-meal.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2017-03-20 | [Top Soybean Meal Exporters Reduced Export In February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72083-top-soybean-meal-exporters-reduced-export-in-february.md) | -3.3% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2019-01-17 | [Trade war shifts feed for U.S. hogs away from ethanol byproduct By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61092-trade-war-shifts-feed-for-u-s-hogs-away-from-ethanol-byproduct-by-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/ethanol-byproducts-replace-up-to-25-of-soybean-meal-in-indias-compound-feed/

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