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EU–China trade in food residues & animal feed
In May 2026, the EU exported €19M of food residues & animal feed to China and imported €69M — a €50M deficit in this category.
The EU's food residues & animal feed deficit with China has widened by about 27% over the past year, from €39M to €50M.
China supplied about 7% of the EU's extra-EU imports of food residues & animal feed in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€19M
EU imports
€69M
Balance
−€50M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€19M
- 2303Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets€0.3M
- 2302Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants€0.2M
- 2306Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils (excl. from soya-bean oil and groundnut oil)€0.1M
- 2308Acorns, horse-chestnuts, marc and other vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products of a kind used in animal feeding, whether or not in the form of pellets, n.e.s.€0.0M
← EU imports
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€57M
- 2304Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil€11M
- 2308Acorns, horse-chestnuts, marc and other vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products of a kind used in animal feeding, whether or not in the form of pellets, n.e.s.€0.5M
- 2302Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants€0.3M
- 2306Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils (excl. from soya-bean oil and groundnut oil)€0.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €19M | €69M | −€50M |
| April 2026 | €17M | €63M | −€46M |
| March 2026 | €19M | €59M | −€41M |
| February 2026 | €18M | €53M | −€34M |
| January 2026 | €15M | €57M | −€42M |
| December 2025 | €14M | €57M | −€43M |
| November 2025 | €30M | €61M | −€32M |
| October 2025 | €16M | €52M | −€36M |
| September 2025 | €11M | €62M | −€51M |
| August 2025 | €21M | €62M | −€41M |
| July 2025 | €15M | €70M | −€55M |
| June 2025 | €11M | €66M | −€55M |
| May 2025 | €19M | €58M | −€39M |
| April 2025 | €19M | €61M | −€42M |
| March 2025 | €14M | €74M | −€60M |
| February 2025 | €14M | €69M | −€55M |
| January 2025 | €13M | €83M | −€70M |
| December 2024 | €11M | €75M | −€64M |
| November 2024 | €15M | €89M | −€74M |
| October 2024 | €24M | €99M | −€74M |
| September 2024 | €11M | €84M | −€73M |
| August 2024 | €13M | €82M | −€69M |
| July 2024 | €26M | €88M | −€61M |
| June 2024 | €17M | €60M | −€43M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.