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COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC say the European Commission’s latest EUDR Simplification Package fails to provide the legal certainty and practical simplifications needed by operators across agricultural supply chains.

Geopolitics, regulation, animal health risks, and cost pressures are setting the tone for animal protein and animal nutrition markets in 2026. This market outlook explores how these forces are reshaping production, trade flows, feed economics, and sustainability strategies across global supply chains.

Europe’s feed market is moving through the 2025/26 season under uncertainty, driven by regulatory developments, animal disease risks and shifting global supply dynamics.

EU lawmakers have reached a provisional deal to streamline the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and push its start date back by one year.

Indonesia and Malaysia have expressed strong opposition to the EU’s Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), arguing it imposes unfair restrictions on their palm oil industries.

The US government has formally requested the European Union (EU) to postpone its planned EUDR deforestation regulation, citing significant challenges for American producers and potential economic impacts on bilateral trade.