# FEFAC estimates a soybean meal gap of close to 5 million tonnes

> Five European feed and farm organizations wrote to the European Commission on November 10 requesting emergency measures and simplified anti-deforestation rules. The request followed FEFAC's estimate of an EU soybean meal shortfall of at least 5 million tonnes in the 2026/27 season, about 20% of total requirement in its September risk assessment.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T03:14:47.194Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98937-fefac-estimates-a-soybean-meal-gap-of-close-to-5-million-tonnes
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A projected EU soymeal shortfall supports demand for imports from exporters such as Argentina and Brazil and underpins soybean meal prices, while deforestation compliance could limit how quickly supply can be sourced.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2016-12-13 | [China's soybean meal futures rise to 5-month high RAID](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73553-china-s-soybean-meal-futures-rise-to-5-month-high-raid.md) | -0.8% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2022-01-05 | [India sets stock limits on soybean meal \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5770-india-sets-stock-limits-on-soybean-meal-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-19 | [Argentina hikes export tax on soy oil, meal to 33% to combat inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14044-argentina-hikes-export-tax-on-soy-oil-meal-to-33-to-combat-inflation.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2021-07-29 | [Soybean meal needs reduced import tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46151-soybean-meal-needs-reduced-import-tax.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2026-04-01 | [Peru launches first North-Central anchovy season of 2026 with decreased TAC of 1.9 million tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19615-peru-launches-first-north-central-anchovy-season-of-2026-with-decreased-tac-of.md) | -0.7% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2016-12-13 | [China's soybean meal futures rise to 5-month high RAID](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73553-china-s-soybean-meal-futures-rise-to-5-month-high-raid.md) | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-02-24 | [Renewable diesel facilities will need a billion bushels of soybeans to meet needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15336-renewable-diesel-facilities-will-need-a-billion-bushels-of-soybeans-to-meet.md) | -0.9% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2018-02-26 | [Brazilian B10 mandate to boost soybean exports by 1.2 million tons  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66592-brazilian-b10-mandate-to-boost-soybean-exports-by-1-2-million-tons-the-daily.md) | +2.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- argenfields.com: https://www.argenfields.com/en/noticias/la-fefac-estima-una-brecha-de-cerca-de-5-millones-de-toneladas-de-harina-198569

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