EU 2019/20 soybean imports 10.93mn T by April 5, rapeseed 4.93mn T

• EU rapeseed imports in 2019/20 had reached 4.93 million tonnes, up 45pc versus the year-earlier period.
• Soymeal imports so far in 2019/20 were at 13.64 million tonnes, up 2pc compared with the year-earlier volume, while palm oil imports stood at 4.21 million tonnes, down 16pc.

PARIS: European Union soybean imports in the 2019/20 season that started last July had reached 10.93 million tonnes by April 5, official EU data showed on Monday.

That was 3pc below the volume cleared by March 31 last year, the data showed.

EU rapeseed imports in 2019/20 had reached 4.93 million tonnes, up 45pc versus the year-earlier period.

Soymeal imports so far in 2019/20 were at 13.64 million tonnes, up 2pc compared with the year-earlier volume, while palm oil imports stood at 4.21 million tonnes, down 16pc.

The European Commission is continuing to include Britain in its weekly grain export and import data during the transition period following Britain's exit from the bloc.