Soybean meal in feed cut in half after years of decline

By Emma Penrod|January 29, 2020
Soybean meal in feed cut in half after years of decline

Courtesy United Soybean Board

Availability of cheap synthetic alternatives has cut use of soybean meal in animal feed by half

The use of soybean meal in animal feed has seen a gradual but steady decline since the 1990s, according to the Illinois Soybean Association, and much of that decline may be attributed to the availability of viable, and affordable, synthetic alternatives.


Emma Penrod has covered science and business, with an emphasis on health, the environment and agriculture, for more than a decade. Penrod covers the animal feed industry for WATTAgNet.com and can be contacted at [email protected].

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