Plant Breeding Breakthroughs to Reduce Soy Imports
FRANCE - France ranks above average in being protein-independent for the feed sector among European Union (EU) Member States. While soybean meal consumption has remained relatively stable at 4 million metric tons (MT) annually over the past 25 years, use of rapeseed meal has increased from minor levels to more than 2 million MT annually, all domestically sourced as a by-product of France's biodiesel industry.