The European Commission (EC) has adopted regulation enabling meal produced from wild starfish and aquatic invertebrates to be used to make fishmeal for pig and poultry feed.
An EU protein policy recognizing the contributions made by foliar legumes, lupins and soy, as well as peas and beans is said to be a key way to reduce the bloc's dependency on imported soy for livestock production.
The German group, in releasing its financial results for Q4 and the full year 2015 yesterday, predicted adjusted earnings for this year could dip by as much as 19%.