Table 3. Main inputs used and dry matter yield for European and non-European crops serving as feed ingredients for animal feed (BR: Brazil, US: United States of America, UK: United Kingdom, MY: Malaysia, PK: Pakistan, UA: Ukraine).
Crop \ Unit | N mineral | N manure | P2O5 (Mineral +manure) | K2O (Mineral +manure) | CaO | Seed | Pesticide (active ingredient) | Diesel | Agricultural machinery | Irrigation water | Moisture content at harvest | Yield (dry matter) |
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kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | m3/ha | % | kg/ha | |
Soya bean BR | 5.5 | 1.3 | 80 +0.5 | 80+0.5 | 518 | 53 | 1.7 | 76.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 2708 |
Soya bean US | 18.5 | 0 | 52+0 | 88+0 | 0 | 72.5 | 5.4 | 53.4 | 4.9 | 5 | 14 | 2411 |
Wheat UK | 188 | 0 | 17+0 | 23+0 | 0 | 200 | 8.6 | 62.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 | 6715 |
Sorghum US | 81.6 | 0 | 31+0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 79.8 | 7.3 | 838 | 14 | 3354 |
Maize US | 156 | 0 | 66+0 | 93+0 | 0 | 20.3 | 4.1 | 80.4 | 7.5 | 871 | 28 | 6732 |
Palm oil tree MY | 157 | 0 | 32 | 236 | 43 | - | 1.7 | 26 | 67,119.0 | 448 | 47 | 24,978 |
Sugarcane PK | 125 | 29 | 130+19 | 0+24 | 0 | - | 8.25 | 98.2 | - | 11616 | 70 | 15,090 |
Sunflower UA | 28.8 | 0 | 15+0 | 15+0 | 0 | 3.84 | 2.04 | 75.1 | 7.1 | 0 | 22 | 1432 |