According to preliminary data from the Federal Agricultural Information Center (BZL), domestic grain consumption fell by almost 4 million tons and amounted to about 39 million tons in the 2021/2022 season. Almost 54 percent cereals were used for animal feed - 4.6 percentage points less than in the previous year. Almost 23 percent grain in Germany was used for food production (+ 3 percentage points), while around 18% (1 percentage point less) went to industrial and energy use. Seed grain and losses together amounted to almost 6 percent. Consumption for animal feed decreased In the 2021/2022 season, Germany used 20.9 million tonnes of grain for animal feed, which is approximately 16 percent less than the year before. Of this, about 6.6 million tons are wheat and 5.1 million tons are barley and maize.
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According to preliminary data from the Federal Agricultural Information Center (BZL), domestic grain consumption fell by almost 4 million tons and amounted to about 39 million tons in the 2021/2022 season. Almost 54 percent cereals were used for animal feed - 4.6 percentage points less than in the previous year. Almost 23 percent grain in Germany was used for food production (+ 3 percentage points), while around 18% (1 percentage point less) went to industrial and energy use. Seed grain and losses together amounted to almost 6 percent. Consumption for animal feed has decreased In the 2021/2022 season in Germany, 20.9 million tons of grain were used for animal feed, which is about 16 percent less than the year before. Of this, about 6.6 million tons are wheat and 5.1 million tons are barley and maize. The reduced use of grain for feed is due, among other things, to the reduction in the production of compound feed in the 2021/2022 season. Pig feed production, the most important type ...
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