European feed and grain associations say pro-soy policy contradicts biofuels cap

In Belgium, COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC say the foreseen strategy of enhancing soy and protein production in the EU policy coherence: in this sense, over 11 million tons of protein-rich meals, mainly from rapeseed, are directly related to the production of biodiesel and will disappear if the phasing out of crop-based biofuels proposed in the post-2020 revision of the Renewable Energy Directive is actually implemented. The Commission proposal, indeed, is in clear contradiction with the protein plan announced by Commissioner Hogan and would trigger the loss by EU farmers of a highly valuable source of high protein-containing feed and an essential source of revenue.