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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10530

13 January 2012
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) agriculture
Cereals market driven by biofuel demand

Brussels, 12/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - In its forecasts for agricultural markets 2011-2020, unveiled on Thursday 12 January, the European Commission says that between now and 2020 there will be a rise in the use of use of cereals in the EU, largely resulting from the increasing demand from the bioethanol (and biomass) industry. The report also predicts a slow-down in cattle and sheep production, and growth in pork and poultry.

The use of ethanol is expected to treble over the next ten...

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