Soybeans and soybean meal ports and hubs in Europe
26 ports and hubs in Europe handle soybeans and soybean meal, across 11 countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom. Grades: Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) and Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%).
ExportImportCrushing / transitInland river
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Grades
- Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) (34.0% - 36.0%) - Whole raw oilseed imported from Americas for crushing into crude soy oil and protein-rich soymeal.
- Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) (46.0% - 48.0%) - Gold-standard plant protein meal for poultry, piglet, and dairy cow nutritional formulations.
Ports and hubs (26)
| Hub | Country | Type | Grades handled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Ghent (North Sea Port) Ghent Biofuel and compound feed powerhouse. Euro-Silo’s Grootdok and Sifferdok complexes hold around 650,000 MT, among the largest in Europe. | Belgium | Seaport Crushing / transshipment | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) |
| Port of Liege (Meuse) Liege Belgium’s inland port on the Meuse, the largest river port in the country after Paris in the wider region. Barges connect Antwerp to the Walloon mills. | Belgium | River port Inland river | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Aarhus Aarhus Denmark’s largest port, handling around 11 million tonnes a year including cereals, forage and fertiliser for the Jutland livestock sector. | Denmark | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Brest (Bretagne) Brest Brittany feed import terminal serving Europe’s densest poultry and swine cluster. Raw materials arrive by coaster and leave by road to the compounders. | France | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Marseille-Fos Fos-sur-Mer France’s Mediterranean agribulk and crush gateway. Durum for southern semolina mills and oilseeds for the Fos crushers, with rail to the Rhone corridor. | France | Seaport Crushing / transshipment | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) |
| Hannover Feed Hub (Lower Saxony) Hannover Distribution point for the Lower Saxony compound feed industry, railed from Brake and Hamburg into Europe’s densest pig and poultry region. | Germany | Inland hub Crushing / transshipment | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Brake an der Weser Brake Lower Saxony’s leading feedstuffs import port. J. MUELLER’s agri terminal supplies the North German livestock belt with meal and feed grains. | Germany | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Cremona Po Valley Feed Hub Cremona Po river port at the centre of Italy’s dairy and pig belt. Imported meal and local maize converge here for the Lombardy and Emilia compounders. | Italy | River port Crushing / transshipment | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Chioggia (Venice Lagoon) Chioggia Northern Adriatic agribulk terminal feeding the Veneto and Lombardy feed mills, with barge and road links into the Po plain. | Italy | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Ravenna (Docks Cereali) Ravenna Italy's primary agribulk gateway on the Adriatic Sea. Houses Docks Cereali, feeding the colossal feed and pasta mills across Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Veneto. | Italy | Seaport Import | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) |
| Port of Amsterdam Amsterdam The North Sea Canal agribulk cluster, second only to Rotterdam in Dutch grain and cocoa handling, with barge distribution across the Randstad. | Netherlands | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Rotterdam (Europoort & Botlek) Rotterdam Europe's supreme maritime gateway. Ultra-deep berths accept Capesize bulkers directly from South and North America, feeding massive Bunge and ADM crush plants and Rhine river barges into Germany. | Netherlands | Seaport Crushing / transshipment | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO), Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Vlissingen-Terneuzen (Zeeland) Vlissingen Deep-water Scheldt terminals handling oilseeds and meal for the Zeeland crushers, with direct barge access to Ghent and Antwerp. | Netherlands | Seaport Crushing / transshipment | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) |
| Zwolle-Meppel Inland Hub Zwolle IJssel-Vecht inland terminals supplying the Overijssel and Gelderland feed compounders, fed by barge from Amsterdam and Rotterdam. | Netherlands | Inland hub Crushing / transshipment | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Oslo Oslo Norway’s main feed-grain import gate. A short growing season leaves the country structurally short, and Felleskjopet supplies the inland mills. | Norway | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Stavanger Stavanger South-western Norwegian feed terminal serving the Rogaland livestock cluster, the densest agricultural region in the country. | Norway | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Aveiro (Gafanha da Nazaré) Aveiro Portugal’s central-coast agribulk port on the Ria de Aveiro, supplying the dense Beira Litoral feed compounders and poultry integrators between Porto and Coimbra. | Portugal | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Leixões (Porto) Matosinhos / Porto Northern Portugal's prime agribulk port serving the dense dairy, swine, and poultry feed manufacturers of Entre Douro e Minho. | Portugal | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Lisbon (Trafaria & Beato) Lisbon Portugal's strategic grain import gateway on the Tagus estuary. Houses the monumental Trafaria silo terminal, capable of discharging Panamax and Capesize bulkers to feed national flour mills and feed compounders. | Portugal | Seaport Import | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO) |
| Port of Barcelona (Bunge & Cargill) Barcelona Catalonia's premier agribulk import and soybean crushing nexus. Directly supplies the immense livestock, poultry, and porcine belt of Catalonia and Aragon. | Spain | Seaport Crushing / transshipment | Soybeans (Non-GMO & GMO), Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Bilbao (Santurtzi) Bilbao / Santurtzi Deep-water Cantabrian gateway feeding the Basque Country and the upper Ebro. The outer harbour takes Panamax bulkers year-round, and grain moves inland by rail to the Ebro valley compounders. | Spain | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Santander (Raos) Santander Spain’s principal cereal import gate for the Castilla y León livestock belt. The Raos bulk terminals discharge straight to rail and road for the climb onto the northern meseta. | Spain | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Zaragoza Inland Grain Hub (PLAZA) Zaragoza The Ebro valley multimodal grain crossroads. Rail-fed from Tarragona and Bilbao, it supplies one of Europe’s densest pig and poultry clusters across Aragón and inland Catalonia. | Spain | Inland hub Crushing / transshipment | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Malmo (Copenhagen Malmo Port) Malmo Oresund agribulk terminal serving the Skane milling and feed industry, the most productive arable region in Sweden. | Sweden | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Belfast Belfast The major animal feed raw material import hub for the Irish livestock sector, with W&R Barnett operating silos above 150,000 MT. | United Kingdom | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |
| Port of Tilbury Grain Terminal Tilbury The UK’s largest and most established grain terminal. 136,000 t of silo capacity and over 1.4 Mt a year, with marine towers running to 8,000 t a day. | United Kingdom | Seaport Import | Soybean Meal (Hi-Pro 48%) |