?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=2004+update+of+overview+supply+and+demand+of+organic+concentrated+feed+in+the+EU&rft.creator=Padel%2C+Susanne&rft.creator=Lowman%2C+Steve&rft.subject=+Regulation&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.description=Summary+of+key+trends+and+changes+in+2004%0D%0AThe+total+organic+flock+in+the+EU+25+appears+to+have+increased+by+between+6+and+9+per+cent%2C+depending+on+stock+category.+Greatest+increases+occurred+for+sheep+in+France%2C+Italy%2C+Spain+and+the+UK.+In+the+other+livestock+categories%2C+increases+in+some+countries+were+balanced+by+decline+in+others%2C+leading+to+overall+small+increases+(see+Table+3+update1).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+production+area+of+organic+cereals+increased+between+2003+and+2004+by+approximately+6+%25.+Significant+reduction+(9%25)+in+the+cereals+area+seems+to+have+occurred+in+Italy%2C+Spain+and+Hungary%2C+whereas+the+area+increased+in+Austria%2C+Greece+and+Portugal+(see+Table+4+update).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+area+for+pulses+appears+to+have+declined+by+a+further+14%25+in+the+EU+25.+Reductions+occurred+in+particular+in+France+and+Italy+as+two+important+producers+of+organic+pulses%2C+but+increased+in+some+other+countries.+There+is+greater+uncertainty+in+the+data+for+pulses%2C+as+not+as+many+countries+report+data+for+pulses+separately.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn+100%25+organic+rations+the+demand+for+concentrate+feeds+for+all+organic+livestock+currently+kept+in+the+EU+would+have+risen+from+approximately+1.1+million+to+1.2+million+tonnes.+The+proportions+remain+unchanged+(65%25+of+this+demand+is+for+cereals%2C+26%25+for+pulses+that+could+be+grown+in+most+regions+of+the+EU%2C+and+9%25+for+high+quality+protein+sources)+(see+Table+5+update).%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+all+three+years%2C+the+EU+would+have+grown+more+than+sufficient+organic+cereals+to+feed+all+organic+livestock+on+a+100%25+organic+diet.+For+organic+cereals%2C+there+seems+to+be+a+surplus+of+supply+over+demand+that+would+allow+for+further+increases+in+stock+numbers+at+current+feed+production+levels.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+potential+deficit+for+home+grown+pulses+that+was+projected+for+2003+is+likely+to+have+increased+further+in+2004%2C+because+of+reductions+in+the+area+for+organic+pulses.+It+appears+that+the+intended+shift+to+100%25+organic+diets+has+not+stimulated+increases+in+the+production+of+organic+pulses+in+the+EU.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10980%2F1%2Fwp42_2004_supply__and_demand_update.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10980%2F2%2Feu_feed_2004_update.pdf&rft.identifier=Padel%2C+Susanne+and+Lowman%2C+Steve+(2004)+2004+update+of+overview+supply+and+demand+of+organic+concentrated+feed+in+the+EU.+EEC+2092%2F91+(Organic+Revision+Internal+Project+Report)%2C+D+41(2)+2004+update.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10980%2F