Germany reported a drop in feed production in the 2021/22 season

Published 2022년 10월 21일

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The Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BLE) has reported a decrease in feed production by 7.6% in the 2021/22 season, totaling 22.9 million tons. This is due to a reduction in the number of pigs. The production of feed for pigs was the highest at 9.1 million tons, followed by cattle feed at 6.5 million tons. The production of soybean meal slightly exceeded that of rapeseed meal, with 2.43 million tons and 2.42 million tons respectively. However, the trend of replacing soybean meal with rapeseed has stopped due to a smaller rapeseed crop in Germany and a crisis in Ukraine. Legume production increased by 14%, with peas, sweet lupins, and beans showing the highest growth. The processing of grain for animal feed has also decreased, with barley and triticale experiencing the most significant reductions.

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According to the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BLE), 281 enterprises produced a total of 22.9 million tons of feed in the 2021/22 season (23.9 million tons were produced a year earlier). Due to the reduction in the number of pigs, the volume of feed production decreased by 7.6%, but still remained the highest - at the level of 9.1 million tons. In second place was the production of feed for cattle with a volume of 6.5 million tons (- 4.3%). The production of soybean meal again slightly exceeded the output of rapeseed meal (2.42 million tons), amounting to 2.43 million tons. The tendency observed over the past four years to increasingly replace soybean meal with rapeseed has stopped. The reasons are a smaller rapeseed crop in Germany in 2021 and the crisis in Ukraine, which reduced the supply of rapeseed on the world market. Legume production increased by 14% compared to the previous ...

Source: Zol