date:Feb 28, 2014
Depending on the composition and nutritional content of the total ration, soy is added because it provides pro-tein of high quality. Soy content can range between zero to 10 per cent of the cow feed (0 to 5 per cent in Sweden);
The soy used by Arla farmers is mainly sourced from Argentina and Brazil;
In 2013, the area devoted to soy cultivation exceeded 1 million square kilometres (approximately equal to the combined area of Germany, Sweden and the UK);
The total amount of soy used by Arla