# Temporary shortfall of mandatory stockpile levels

*Last updated: 2026-09-02*

> With low water on the Rhine and Danube allowing only sharply reduced loads, the Swiss federal government has permitted feed importers to draw temporarily on their mandatory stockpiles — the technical term for this step is a temporary shortfall of mandatory stockpile levels.

With low water on the Rhine and Danube allowing only sharply reduced loads, the Swiss federal government has permitted feed importers to draw temporarily on their mandatory stockpiles — the technical term for this step is a temporary shortfall of mandatory stockpile levels. It denotes a time-limited official authorisation to hold less than the legally prescribed stockpile quantity where a commodity is available on the market but cannot be procured in sufficient volume because transport routes are disrupted. The authorisation states a maximum withdrawal — for protein feed in 2026, up to 20 percent of total holdings — and a deadline by which stocks must be replenished. The concept belongs to Switzerland's national economic supply system and differs from a full release of mandatory stockpiles, which requires an ordinance issued by the responsible federal department.

**Source:** Frachtportal-News «Niedrigwasser: Bund erlaubt Bezug von Protein-Futtermitteln aus Pflichtlagern» (01.09.2026); Bundesamt für wirtschaftliche Landesversorgung (BWL)

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| Term | Temporary shortfall of mandatory stockpile levels |
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| Last updated | 2026-09-02 |
| Source | Frachtportal-News «Niedrigwasser: Bund erlaubt Bezug von Protein-Futtermitteln aus Pflichtlagern» (01.09.2026); Bundesamt für wirtschaftliche Landesversorgung (BWL) |

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