12 month extension for all operators agreed
On 4 December, member states and MEPs reached an agreement on the revision of the EUDR. The agreement removed the ‘grace period’ initially proposed by the Commission for large and medium companies, opting instead for a clear extension of the application date for all operators until 30 December 2026, with an extra six-month cushion for micro and small operators.
It simplifies obligations for operators and requires that only the business that first places a product on the EU market will be responsible for submitting the necessary due diligence statement. Read more
At the start of November DAFM circulated a report on the Third Industry Survey on Crude Protein Content in Compound Animal Feed.
The results indicate that across the full 2015–2024 period, crude protein levels declined for dairy, beef, pig and poultry feed by 3.1%, 0.7%, 6.8% and 0.6% respectively.
The EU dependency on Third Countries for essential feed additives, in particular China, was previously not analysed in detail due to a lack of public data. With the support of its members, FEFAC, the European Feed Manufacturers Association, tried to fill the data gap and issued a study in September 2025 on EU vulnerability with regards to access to essential nutritional feed additives. The EU is hugely dependent on Third Countries for almost all of the vitamins and amino-acids it needs to feed animals. China holds an ultra-dominant position on the global market for these substances, and even a quasi-monopoly for some. This means that the EU feed and livestock sectors have very limited opportunities to diversify their sourcing.
For further detail see EU Vulnerability for Access to Essential Nutritional Feed Additives | FEFAC
