Soybean Demand Of Organic And Conventional Farms In Luxembourg

Summary

To face the Luxemburgish ambitions to reduce soybean imports, soybean demand of Luxembourg was assessed for organic and conventional agriculture and separately for ruminants and monogastrics. In SoyMAX, soybean demand according to the common feeding practices was calculated and in SoyMIN, soybean demand was calculated according to a reduced soybean input in the feeding ration. In SoyMAX the demand in Luxembourg for soybean extraction meal is 29.182t and 16.940t in SoyMIN. Including a national soybean production, a soybean autarky of 29,8 % could be reached. Concerning organic monogastric ration, soybean extraction meal demand could be reduced from 304 t to 245 t. Cultivation organic soybean in Luxembourg could come to a soybean autarky of 54 % for organic monogastric sector. There exist different ways to reduce soybean imports. Nevertheless, to establish a national soybean production the whole chain needs to be build up including a processing facility and a national protein strategy is needed to develop a holistic strategy for Luxembourg.