On 8 October, the European Commission published a broad overview of the EU’s plant protein market in the form of fact sheets, showing in particular that the European arable crop sector supplied 64 million tonnes of crude protein in 2023-2024.
Most of this volume comes from roughage, followed by cereals and oilseeds. Dry pulses account for only 1.1 million tonnes. However, this volume does not cover all the EU’s needs in the food, feed and industrial sectors.
To make up its shortfall...