In the 2024/25 season, Germany produced slightly less meal than in the previous year. However, German compound feed plants processed more of it than a year earlier. Lately, domestic production of oilseed meal has shown a slight downward trend. According to the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food (BLE), Germany produced about 8.1 million tons of meal in the 2024/25 season, which is about 1.2% less than in the previous marketing year. Rapeseed meal, which accounts for almost 67%, remains the most important source of protein. Its production reached just under 5.4 million tons, which is about 1.1% lower than the previous year. Supplies from the small rapeseed harvest in Germany in 2024 were supplemented by imports from Australia, Ukraine, and Canada. According to a study by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI), most of the rapeseed meal produced in Germany is used in the domestic compound feed industry, as well as in feed for cattle and dairy products. Rapeseed meal is ...