Simulation tests EU feed sector resilience to adverse weather event

While the EU is generally more self-sufficient in grains, it continues to rely heavily on imports of proteins for livestock feeds.

Included in the latest Agriculture Outlook report for 2024-35 from the European Commission are the results of a simulation to assess the likely impacts on EU markets of a possible future adverse weather event on global oilseed production. The model also looked at how projected improvements in feed efficiency and production of protein-rich crops would affect the trading bloc’s resilience to such a market shock.