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EU Edible Seeds: Growth Over or Next Demand Wave Coming?

Grains & Oilseeds

7 March 2019

Edible seed use has grown in the EU in the past few years. The supply chain for edible seeds has developed to meet the quality criteria demanded by the downstream, and this has increased the influence retailers/traders have with producers. And although value turnover has continued to grow recently, due to the relatively strong prices of several edible seeds, data on most recent EU volume imports show a slowing or partly even a negative growth, potentially leading to consolidation in the supply chain.

Dairy

4 March 2019

Dutch cheese production has recorded exceptional growth since 2012, outpacing the limited consumption growth in northwestern Europe. This has diluted margins and weakened the position of cheese producers in the value chain. Northwestern Europe (the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium) is the main consumer market for Dutch (semi-)hard cheeses such as Gouda. However, Dutch cheese production is still forecast to increase to nearly 930,000 metric tons by 2022, based on increased liquid milk imports and investments in additional processing capacity.

Consumer Foods

27 February 2019

Organic food is a high-growth niche market, with a market share of approximately 5% in Europe. At BioFach – the largest trade fair in organic food, where market developments, trends and new products are presented and discussed – we saw a sector that is looking ahead in various ways.