International soybean meal prices fluctuate and directly affect the livestock industry.
Tips
memory
豆 (dòu, 'bean') + 粕 (pò, 'dregs / residue'). Same 粕 appears in 糟粕 (zāopò, 'dregs / worthless leftovers'), the figurative 'chaff' contrasted with 精华 (jīnghuá, 'essence'). 豆粕 is literally what's left after pressing the oil out of soybeans.
usage
A heavyweight commodity in China — traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (大连商品交易所). News articles routinely cite 豆粕 prices alongside corn (玉米 yùmǐ) when discussing meat-production costs.
