China’s feed producers reduce soybean meal inclusion in feed

China’s feed producers are succeeding at meeting the government’s goals of reducing soybean meal in animal diets, according to a Reuters report.

Muyuan Foods, the world’s largest pig producer, has reduced soybean meal in its feed from 10% in 2020 to 7.3% using synthetic amino acids produced from fermented corn starch, Reuters reported. According to Feed Strategy’s Top Feed Companies database, Muyuan is China’s – and the world's – third-largest animal feed producer. The company produced 25.3 million metric tons (mmt) of feed in 2024.