PARIS: European Union soybean imports in the 2019/20 season that started last July had reached 14.18 million tonnes by June 7, official EU data showed on Monday.

That was 1pc above the volume cleared by June 2 last year, the data showed.

EU rapeseed imports in 2019/20 had reached 5.66 million tonnes, up 44pc year on year.

Soymeal imports so far in 2019/20 were at 16.87 million tonnes, up 2pc, while palm oil imports were down 11pc at 5.35 million tonnes.

The European Commission is continuing to include Britain in its EU crop export and import data after Britain's exit from the bloc at the end of January.