# Commission publishes latest forecasts on EU feed protein production and trade  - Agriculture and rural development

> The European Commission published its latest EU feed protein balance sheets for 2022/23, forecasting stable feed demand of 72 million tonnes crude protein and 77% self-sufficiency. Lower EU maize availability due to this summer's drought is noted, while the EU imports most of its oilseed meals.

- Date: 2022-11-18 · published 2022-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39002-commission-publishes-latest-forecasts-on-eu-feed-protein-production-and-trade
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU maize supply from drought and reliance on imported oilseed meals support import demand for corn and soybean meal, which tends to firm feed protein prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-09 | [Chicago agricultural commodities settle mixed
-- China Development Gateway -- Sharing Information, Knowledge and Tools](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10888-chicago-agricultural-commodities-settle-mixed-china-development-gateway-sharing.md) | +1.9% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2024-10-08 | [Short-term outlook of agricultural markets: gradual but fragile return to stability - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27791-short-term-outlook-of-agricultural-markets-gradual-but-fragile-return-to.md) | -2.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-23 | [EU overall grains production forecast to decline \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19660-eu-overall-grains-production-forecast-to-decline-world-grain.md) | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2026-02-01 | [Argentina: Oilseeds and Products Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13806-argentina-oilseeds-and-products-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +2.7% | +9.0% |
| SBM | 2016-12-09 | [Rabobank forecasts fishmeal production to improve, prices to decrease - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73563-rabobank-forecasts-fishmeal-production-to-improve-prices-to-decrease.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2024-12-11 | [Forecast for U.S. Oilseed Production in 2024–2025 – Market-Tracker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27058-forecast-for-u-s-oilseed-production-in-2024-2025-market-tracker.md) | -0.6% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.ec.europa.eu: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/media/news/commission-publishes-latest-forecasts-eu-feed-protein-production-and-trade-2022-11-18_en

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