By Emma Penrod|January 29, 2020 Courtesy United Soybean Board Availability of cheap synthetic alternatives has cut use of soybean meal in animal feed by halfDon’t blame China — or its trade policies, at least — for falling soybean demand.To see the full article, please Register or Login. 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 FeedStrategy.com and can be contacted at [email protected]. See all author stories here.