# New: Protein balance sheet EU - Food & Agribusiness

> The European Commission published its first EU protein balance sheet for 2015/2016, covering production, consumption and trade of protein feed sources. It shows the EU relies on imports of soybean meal and soybeans for crushing.

- Date: 2017-04-14 · published 2017-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71616-new-protein-balance-sheet-eu-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The data confirms structural EU dependence on imported soymeal, which keeps import demand steady, while EU production of rapeseed and sunflower meal limits the need for more imports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

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## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/new-protein-balance-sheet-eu

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