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16 December 2025   AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Agricultural outlook newsletter

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Report highlights – December 2025

Despite challenges, the EU agriculture sustains its high level of productivity. The EU maintains its high level of self-sufficiency and enhances its trade performance in several commodities, in the wake of an increased intensification of global competition. An aging EU population keeps the protein intake slightly higher, with a growing preference for dairy products, fish and poultry. Labour productivity growth remains the main driver of EU productivity. The overall environmental impact of EU farms improves, with a reduction in both greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen surplus. Please visit the Medium-term outlook webpage to access the report. EU balance sheets are available in Agri-food data portal, both in the form of tables and graphs. Medium-term outlook commodity flows based on data from the EU agricultural medium-term outlook report for the 2025-35 period are published on the JRC’s Data-Modelling platform: Data visualisations from the European Commissions' Joint Research Centre.

Data crunch

Animal production: +1.2% annual milk yield growth and +0.7% annual poultry production growth to meet increasing demand for these protein sources.   Self-sufficiency: -0.6% net imports of oilseeds, and -2.1% imports of pulses to meet domestic food and feed uses every year between now and 2035.   Productivity: 1% annual labour productivity growth between now and 2035 to drive the total factor productivity growth of the sector. Learn more in the Medium-term outlook report.

Dashboard

For the first time, balance sheets of the key EU agricultural markets are included in the Agri-food dataportal. Agricultural commodity flows based on data from the Medium-term outlook report for the 2025-35 period.   more

Ongoing event

EU Agri-Food Days 2025 This three-day event will offer you the opportunity to network with EU agri-food stakeholders, farmers, civil society, academia and policymakers. Be at the heart of discussions about the latest policy trends, challenges and opportunities in the EU agri-food sector.   date 15/12/2025 - 17/12/2025 venue Brussels, Belgium Organiser Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development See also EU Agri-Food Days online

This newsletter is published by the European Commission's Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural development. Visit our websites: Agriculture and Rural Development