EU imports 54,000 T soybeans, 280,000 T soymeal in 1st week of 2018/19

PARIS: European Union soybean imports for July 1-8, the first reporting week of the July-June 2018/19 season, totalled 54,000 tonnes against 192,000 tonnes in the corresponding period last season, data published by the European Commission showed on Monday.

* EU soymeal imports totalled 280,000 tonnes compared with a year-earlier 415,000 tonnes, while palm oil imports reached 70,000 tonnes versus a year-earlier 161,000 tonnes.

* For 2018/19 the Commission has changed its publication day for the weekly data to Mondays from Thursdays.  (Reporting by Valerie Parent and Clement Rouget, writing by Gus Trompiz.