PARIS: Soft wheat exports from the European Union in the 2021/22 season that started on July 1 had reached 624,574 tonnes by July 25, data published by the European Commission showed on Tuesday. That was down from 1.24 million tonnes by the same week in 2020/21, the data showed.

EU 2021/22 barley exports for July 1-25 totalled 529,465 tonnes, against 831,663 a year ago, while EU maize imports were 752,169 tonnes, against 815,972.

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.