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