# UK seeks to strengthen protein supply chains by boosting home-grown pulses

> The UK is stepping up efforts to expand domestic pulse production, including peas, faba beans, chickpeas and lentils. Research led by the Norfolk Institute for Sustainable Development is examining barriers in eastern England around supply chains, infrastructure and markets for pulses.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T21:08:27.223Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99929-uk-seeks-to-strengthen-protein-supply-chains-by-boosting-home-grown-pulses
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing domestic pulse supply could give UK food and feed manufacturers an alternative to imported protein sources such as soybean meal, though the effect on prices is likely to be gradual and small in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| SBM | 2019-04-10 | [International NGO coalition calls on EU to toughen up on agricultural supply chains \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59614-international-ngo-coalition-calls-on-eu-to-toughen-up-on-agricultural-supply.md) | -0.8% | -6.6% |
| SBM | 2022-03-21 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42305-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-global-canopy.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2022-03-15 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products - Insights - Trase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42298-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-insights-trase.md) | -6.5% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/uk-seeks-to-strengthen-protein-supply-chains-by-boosting-home-grown-pulses

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