Slight rise in EU cattle feed production

The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 (Greece, Malta and Luxembourg excluded) reached an estimated level of 156.7 million tons in 2017. This is 0.2% more than in 2016, according to data provided by FEFAC members. With regard to cattle feed, the abolishment of dairy quotas in 2015 resulted in very contrasted evolutions of milk production and demand for dairy feed across EU Member States in 2016. 2017 has seen consolidations of the national orientations, with pos