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EU–United States trade in food residues & animal feed
In May 2026, the EU exported €41M of food residues & animal feed to the United States and imported €55M — a €14M deficit in this category.
The EU's food residues & animal feed deficit with the United States has widened by about 981% over the past year, from €1.3M to €14M.
The United States supplied about 5% 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
€41M
EU imports
€55M
Balance
−€14M
Top sub-categories traded with United States
EU exports →
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€37M
- 2301Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves€2.1M
- 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€1.3M
- 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€0.8M
- 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)€0.3M
← EU imports
- 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€24M
- 2304Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil€16M
- 2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding€14M
- 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)€0.5M
- 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.€0.2M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €41M | €55M | −€14M |
| April 2026 | €52M | €55M | −€3.5M |
| March 2026 | €53M | €59M | −€6.0M |
| February 2026 | €46M | €43M | €3.2M |
| January 2026 | €46M | €54M | −€8.2M |
| December 2025 | €40M | €18M | €23M |
| November 2025 | €42M | €26M | €16M |
| October 2025 | €44M | €32M | €12M |
| September 2025 | €44M | €37M | €7.1M |
| August 2025 | €44M | €44M | €0.0M |
| July 2025 | €52M | €52M | €0.5M |
| June 2025 | €45M | €25M | €19M |
| May 2025 | €50M | €51M | −€1.3M |
| April 2025 | €56M | €63M | −€7.6M |
| March 2025 | €50M | €38M | €13M |
| February 2025 | €57M | €26M | €31M |
| January 2025 | €53M | €35M | €18M |
| December 2024 | €49M | €75M | −€26M |
| November 2024 | €49M | €31M | €19M |
| October 2024 | €47M | €47M | −€0.3M |
| September 2024 | €45M | €38M | €7.1M |
| August 2024 | €50M | €46M | €3.6M |
| July 2024 | €42M | €55M | −€12M |
| June 2024 | €42M | €42M | €0.3M |
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.