EU External Trade - Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapes

Extra-EU sourcing of Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapes is highly concentrated. 🇦🇷 Argentina captures 40.6% of imports (€204.8M), followed by 🇧🇷 Brazil (34.2%). With an HHI of 3002, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapes to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇯🇵 Japan remains the largest client (17.3%, €11.3M), followed by 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapes are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 29.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-3.8%) while exports were rising (3.5%), signalling a structural market shift.