EU 2016/17 wheat exports at 11.9mn tonnes

PARIS: European Union soft wheat exports in the 2016/17 season reached 11.9 million tonnes by Dec. 20, stable compared with the same stage last season, French farm office FranceAgriMer said Wednesday.

In the latest reporting week, the EU exported 246,000 tonnes of soft wheat, on the basis of a revised week-earlier total of 11.7 million tonnes, FranceAgriMer said in a note, citing data from the European Commission.

In maize, cumulative imports so far in 2016/17 were 4.5 million tonnes, down from 5.8 million a year ago, including a weekly volume of 204,000 tonnes, it said.

The Commission usually publishes its weekly EU export and import data for cereals on Thursday.