Worldwide News 2020.12.17.
NEW STUDY: Salmon feed could cut carbon emissions by 41% with Donau Soja

Donau Soja offers a low-emission alternative for aquaculture industry and more sustainable farming.
Donau Soja offers a low-emission alternative for aquaculture industry and more sustainable farming.
The overview of the European non-GM soya market.
For marketing year 2019/20, feed demand is forecasted to increase by 2 million tonnes of crude proteins, compared to 2018/19, and reach 84 million tonnes. Thanks to higher availability of roughage, EU self-sufficiency has improved and reached 78% for 2019/20. Still, lower availabilities of EU rapeseed (meals) put pressure on the EU self-sufficiency. These are among the key findings of the ‘EU feed protein balance sheet’ for 2019/20, published today by the European Commission.
Today the European Commission has published the latest figures on EU imports of soya beans, showing that the U.S. has become Europe's main supplier of this commodity, reaching a 52% share compared to 25% in in the same period last year.
Despite 30 years of efforts and no less than 5 “protein plans”, the European Union still suffers from a considerable chronic deficit in plant proteins: more than 30 million tonnes of soybean crops were imported during 2016-17.
The European Commission is asking experts and stakeholders for their views on the state of play in the EU plant protein sector, the first phase in the possible development of an EU-wide protein plan.
New Holland Agriculture has set a new World Record by harvesting a massive 439.730 tonnes of soybean in eight hours with the CR8.90 combine harvester. The record-breaking performance, which took place in the Bahia State of Brazil, was certified by independent adjudicator RankBrasil.
Combined losses in corn and soybean crops would total $43 billion annually in the U.S. and Canada.
A new survey published in the journal Weed Science offers insights into the distribution and management of giant ragweed, a plant known to cause significant losses in corn, soybean and cotton crops.