Strasbourg, 05/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following the ban on animal meals in bovine feed, and then for pigs and poultry, the consumption of plant proteins in the Union has increased. It is necessary to encourage the production in the member countries? The cost/benefit analysis carried out by the European Commission comes to the conclusion that the budgetary constraints do not enable it to consider measures in favour of an increase in production: continuing to import from the United States...