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European Danube Soya booming

01/31/2022 - The production of GMO-free soybeans certified by Danube Soya and Europe Soya surged by an enormous 49 percent in 2021. This means that in 2021, 10 percent of the European soybean harvest already met the standard that is recognised also by VLOG.

Total European soybean production in 2021 was already 9.5 million tons, 6.4 percent above the previous year. Through so-called "protein partnership programs", Danube Soya plans to further expand the certified soybean volume significantly. With these programs, mainly local farms in the non-EU Danube cultivation regions in southeastern Europe are supported in complying with the higher EU standards.

Soybean prices rise significantly in Brazil, but remain stable in Europe

Feedstuffs compounded from GMO-free European soybeans are a building block for the "Ohne Gentechnik" [Non-GMO] sector at least partially mitigating price developments for overseas soybeans that are difficult to predict. Adverse weather conditions in Brazil have recently led to drastic price increases for the upcoming soybean harvest. However, the price of GMO-free soybeans from Europe has remained stable.

Domestic protein crops as soy alternatives

Another possibility for "Ohne Gentechnik" production to reduce dependence on soy-based feedstuffs is to use alternatives such as the domestic protein crop field bean in combination with sunflower seeds.

Danube Soya & Europe Soya: Harvest 2021 [in German]

"Climate eggs" through soy feed

Producing eggs and poultry meat without soy feed