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Europe’s feed industry is calling for a dedicated EU Protein Plan and stronger safeguards for feed supply chains, warning that dependence on imported proteins and feed additives could undermine food security.

FEFAC market experts forecast continued stability in the EU compound feed production market for 2026. The total industrial compound feed production in the EU27 is expected to reach 152 million tonnes, marking a marginal decrease of 0.06% compared to 2025.

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.

As poultry feed production climbs to 49.9 million tons to officially unseat the pig sector as the EU’s primary segment, the industry must simultaneously grapple with a staggering 17.18% production crash in the Netherlands triggered by aggressive environmental mandates.

Europe’s feed industry is highly dependent on third countries, above all China, for the supply of vitamins and amino acids essential to animal nutrition.

Leading European feed and livestock organizations urge the European Commission to introduce a ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), citing legal uncertainty and unrealistic compliance timelines that threaten downstream operators and integrated supply chains.

The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) has released the fifth edition of its Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 Progress Report, highlighting progress made across five core sustainability ambitions.

FEFAC and leading agri-food organizations in Europe have called for the swift conclusion of negotiations on the regulation of New Genomic Techniques.

The European feed industry faces steep cost hikes and supply shortages as US tariffs and EU countermeasures threaten key feed ingredients.

FEFAC expresses concern over new US tariffs and EU counter-tariffs on agricultural products, urging immediate negotiations to protect feed industry resilience and competitiveness.

Brussels anticipates hosting the 68th FEFAC Annual Public Meeting on May 31, 2024.

In an era flooded with documentaries critiquing meat consumption, FEFAC’s analysis offers a critical examination of these productions, categorizing them as ‘docufictions’.