EU 2017/18 soft wheat exports down 31pc at 5.7mn T by Oct 17

PARIS: European Union soft wheat exports in the 2017/18 season that started on July 1 had reached 5.7 million tonnes by Oct. 17, down 31 percent from 8.2 million tonnes exported by the same stage last season, official data showed on Thursday.

In the latest reporting week, the EU exported 119,000 tonnes of soft wheat, on top of a revised cumulative total of 5.55 million tonnes to the end of the previous week, the data showed.

EU 2017/18 barley exports had reached 1.5 million tonnes by Oct 17, line with the year-earlier volume. Maize imports came to 4.3 million tonnes, 77 percent above the 2.4 million imported by the same stage last year, the data showed.

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