Livestock Feeding and Feed Imports in the European Union—A Decade of Change

Gene R. Hasha

No. (FDS0602-01) , July 2002

This report examines events and policy changes in the livestock sectors of the European Union during the 1990s and their impacts on trade in feedstuffs. Lower grain prices and a declining euro together with several animal disease epidemics resulted in significant increases in the feeding of grains and oilseed meals and a reduction in the feeding of nongrain feed ingredients.

Keywords: European Union, EU, feed concentrates, trade, non-grain feed ingredients, Common Agricultural Policy

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Updated date: July 2002