DLG-Agrifuture Insights

Trend analyses in the agricultural sector

DLG-Agrifuture Insights is the DLG knowledge brand and platform for international trend analyses in the agricultural sector. It examines the business environment in agriculture in Germany and worldwide. For this purpose, farmers and people from agribusiness, science and consulting are surveyed annually on their assessments of the economic situation and development of agricultural businesses, as well as on technology trends and innovations in the individual business sectors. A total of 3,336 people took part in the current survey in winter 2023/24, around 1,300 of them from abroad.

2025

Self-assessment of the business development of agricultural enterprises in Germany

As part of the current Agrifuture Insights study, farmers were asked from April to the end of May 2025 to assess the economic situation of their business. In the chart, we present the specific expectations for business development.

Excursus: Water scarcity and drought in Europe
Excursus: Water scarcity and drought in Europe

This excursus shows how badly Europe is affected by the drought, but also the resulting solutions.

Excursus: Self-sufficiency levels for cheese and cow´s milk
Excursus: Self-sufficiency levels for cheese and cow´s milk

The recently published provisional figures from the Federal Agricultural Information Centre (BZL) show that the production volume of cheese in Germany in 2024 was around 3.2% higher than a year earlier at a total of 2.7 million tons.

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2024

Success factors for business and asset development

In the current “Chart of the Month” from DLG-Agrifuture Insights, we present the most important success factors for asset protection and business and asset development.

Environmental and climate protection measures in arable farming

Nothing is as constant as change and agriculture has always had to adapt to current conditions. In the current “ Chart of the Month” from DLG-Agrifuture Insights, we present the environmental and climate protection measures that are being addressed in arable farming based on the results of the 2023/24 winter survey.

Anticipated innovations in poultry production

Whether eggs or meat, poultry is popular with consumers when it's on the plate. On the other hand, however, poultry farming is also the subject of controversial social debate. In the latest “Graphic of the Month” from DLG-Agrifuture Insights, we present the innovations the industry is hoping for based on the results of the 2023/24 winter survey.

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