Imports of protein feed, especially in the form of soya and soya meal, are repeatedly the subject of discussions and criticism, especially from the environmental protection side, whereby the focus is usually only on soya imports.
The aim of this project was to make a unique assessment of the supply of protein feed from domestic production in Austrian livestock farming.
In the course of this project, a feed protein balance of Austrian agriculture - broken down into the main livestock production sectors of cattle, pigs and poultry - was worked out and thus an overall view of feed protein - including feed protein from grassland - was made. In particular, a look was also taken at the politically relevant question of the extent to which Austria is in a position to use GMO-free protein feedstuffs for animal production.
By February 2018, Statistics Austria in cooperation with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein had planned to draw up the feed balance for the 2014/2015 marketing year. Based on this feed balance and in cooperation with Statistics Austria, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture, a supply balance for protein feed in Austrian agriculture was drawn up, taking into account, for example, the production statistics of Statistics Austria, the basic feed balance of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and foreign trade data. Expert estimates were used to clarify distribution and allocation issues, such as how much of domestic plant production goes into human nutrition and how much into livestock feed, or the distribution of available feed among the main animal production sectors of cattle, pigs and poultry.
Project start: January 2018
Project end: December 2018
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