2023, the Swiss meat, dairy and egg industries sourced over 95% of their feed soy from Europe. Of the total 220’000 tonnes of imported feed soy, around 180’000 tonnes were imported from Germany and Italy and thus from ADM Straubing and Cereal Docks.

The most important suppliers at a glance:

ADM Straubing has focussed on GMO-free and certified feed soy due to demand from Switzerland. As ADM Straubing sources feed soy from around 12 countries, there is a great deal of flexibility. ADM Straubing is part of the American Archer Daniels Midland Group (turnover 2022: 101.6 billion euros). ADM Straubing started producing biodiesel from rapeseed in 2008. In 2016, it started with 100’000 tonnes of soy (with fenaco as a customer). Today, around 300-350’000 tonnes of beans are processed, over 80% of which are ISCC PLUS certified. Switzerland purchased around 60’000 tonnes of this in 2023.

Cereal Docks is an Italian industrial group operating in the first processing stage of the agri-food industry, producing ingredients such as flour, oils and lecithins derived from oilseeds (soy, sunflower and rapeseed) and cereals (maize, wheat, barley) for applications in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, pet food, technical and energy sectors. With six production sites, a headquarters, four logistics centres and a quality and innovation centre, Cereal Docks processes more than 3 million tonnes of cereals and oilseeds every year, thanks to the involvement of more than 17,000 farms from Italian and international supply chains. In 2021, Cereal Docks was transformed into a non-profit company in order to pursue charitable purposes in addition to generating profits. More information can also be found in the company video.