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EU–United Kingdom trade in food residues & animal feed
In May 2026, the EU exported €190M of food residues & animal feed to the United Kingdom and imported €65M — a €125M surplus in this category.
The EU's food residues & animal feed surplus with the United Kingdom has narrowed by about 9% over the past year, from €137M to €125M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 6% of the EU's extra-EU imports of food residues & animal feed in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€190M
EU imports
€65M
Balance
€125M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€150M
- 2301Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves€16M
- 2304Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil€7.9M
- 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)€7.5M
- 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€5.5M
← EU imports
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€48M
- 2304Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil€6.1M
- 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)€3.7M
- 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.€2.5M
- 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€2.1M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €190M | €65M | €125M |
| April 2026 | €193M | €69M | €124M |
| March 2026 | €219M | €78M | €141M |
| February 2026 | €198M | €79M | €119M |
| January 2026 | €196M | €75M | €121M |
| December 2025 | €187M | €77M | €111M |
| November 2025 | €190M | €72M | €118M |
| October 2025 | €194M | €83M | €111M |
| September 2025 | €180M | €64M | €116M |
| August 2025 | €159M | €60M | €99M |
| July 2025 | €182M | €83M | €99M |
| June 2025 | €200M | €71M | €128M |
| May 2025 | €204M | €66M | €137M |
| April 2025 | €191M | €75M | €115M |
| March 2025 | €198M | €79M | €118M |
| February 2025 | €196M | €74M | €122M |
| January 2025 | €196M | €68M | €128M |
| December 2024 | €179M | €71M | €108M |
| November 2024 | €195M | €87M | €108M |
| October 2024 | €217M | €88M | €129M |
| September 2024 | €180M | €66M | €114M |
| August 2024 | €167M | €59M | €108M |
| July 2024 | €188M | €70M | €118M |
| June 2024 | €170M | €64M | €107M |
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.