EU feed industry outlook for 2021

Published Dec 23, 2020

Tridge summary

The EU feed industry, led by FEFAC, is navigating through challenges and priorities for 2021, including tough market conditions for animal production due to Africa Swine Fever outbreaks, uncertainties from Brexit and Avian Influenza, and a fragile feed supply situation. Amidst these challenges, the sector is also responding to increasing sustainability requirements, particularly with the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and the anticipated legislative proposals on embedded deforestation, Product Environmental Footprint method, and feed additives. FEFAC is advocating for its feed sustainability charter and engaging in the development of a new feed additives legislation, while highlighting the need for suppliers to remain motivated for authorization of new and existing feed additives. The article also touches on the concerns around mycotoxins in feed and the potential implications of the EU Farm to Fork strategy for tools to control mycotoxins, and anticipates the EU Commission's report on new genomic techniques in plant breeding.

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Original content

In an exclusive, Asbjørn Børsting, FEFAC president, looks ahead to what is in store for the EU feed industry for the coming year, highlighting priorities for the sector and pending challenges. I think we are all hoping that 2021 will bring some normality back into our personal and business lives. I fear, however, that the market outlook for 2021 is far from positive. FEFAC expects that the market conditions for all major animal production sectors will remain tough for the coming period. Countries with African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks see their pig meat export markets closed; there is a lack of short-term perspective for the re-opening of the hotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA) sector in many countries and tourism is still largely ‘banned’. And then there are uncertainties like Brexit and Avian Influenza (AI). On the feed supply side, we are also experiencing a fragile situation in terms of availability of certain feed additives, reduced supplies of co-products such as ...

Source: UKfeednavigator