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In soymeal, cumulative EU imports so far in the July-June 2016/17 season were 13.8 million tonnes, down 14 percent from 16.0 million a year ago.
Palm oil imports stood at 4.4 million tonnes, down 16 percent from 5.3 million a year earlier, the data showed.
The European Commission usually issues its oilseed import data on Thursdays but brought forward this week's publication due to the Easter holiday.