European feed industry demands room to manoeuvre

The European feed industry represents, with around 153 million tonnes per year, about 15% of the global animal feed market. The sector has noticed EU standards have started to deviate considerably from those in other countries, despite the fact it is heavily dependent on imports. That brings the long-term availability of competitively priced feed raw materials at risk, says Ruud Tijssens, president of the European umbrella organisation of animal feed companies FEFAC. According to Tijssens, the