EU + UK 2020/21 soybean imports at 2.89mn tonnes, rapeseed 1.01mn tonnes
- That was 8% above the volume imported by the same week in the 2019/20 season.
- EU rapeseed imports in 2020/21 had reached 1.01 million tonnes, down 33% versus 2019/20.
PARIS: Soybean imports into the European Union and Britain in the 2020/21 season that started on July 1 totalled 2.89 million tonnes by Sept. 6, official EU data showed on Monday.
That was 8% above the volume imported by the same week in the 2019/20 season, the data showed.
EU rapeseed imports in 2020/21 had reached 1.01 million tonnes, down 33% versus 2019/20.
Soymeal imports in 2020/21 came to 3.23 million tonnes, down 15%, while palm oil imports stood at 1.17 million tonnes, up 6%.
The European Commission has continued to include Britain in its 2020/21 grain export and import data following Britain's exit from the bloc at the end of January.
The Commission's figures, based on customs data submitted by EU member countries, can be revised in subsequent weeks.