EU 2020/21 soybean imports at 11.94m tones

PARIS: European Union soybean imports in the 2020/21 season that started last July had reached 11.94 million tonnes by April 25, data published by the European Commission showed on Monday.

That compared with 11.82 million tonnes cleared by the same week last season, the data showed.

Since Jan. 1, the European Commission’s data has covered the EU’s 27 countries only, whereas previous figures up to Dec. 31 covered both the EU-27 and Britain. EU rapeseed imports in 2020/21 had reached 5.37 million tonnes, compared with 5.18 million a year ago.