AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityProtein meal

Date01/10/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentAgricultural policy

DescriptionBacked new voluntary standards introduced by the country’s Feed Industry Association to promote a shift towards animal diets with reduced protein content – a measure triggered by efforts to reduce the country’s reliance on imported soybean meal.

NotesThe central Government backed new voluntary standards approved by the country’s Feed Industry Association to promote a shift towards high-efficiency low-protein animal diets. Under the revised norms, the recommended minimum protein inclusion rate in feed formulations has been lowered by 1.5 percentage points for pig feed and 1 percentage point for poultry feed. According to government officials, the new guidelines could lower China’s annual soybean requirement by up to 14 million tonnes, which would correspond to a 15 percent fall from current consumption levels.