Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, has been lobbying for access to the Algerian market, one of the few major importers to which it had no access until recently.
EU 2020/21 barley exports had reached 7.06 million tonnes, against 7.17 million a year ago, while EU 2020/21 maize imports stood at 13.92 million tonnes, down from 19.07 million.
MGEX spring wheat leading CBOT soft red winter wheat and K.C. hard red winter wheat contracts higher, with dry conditions in northern US Plains fueling the gains.
CBOT July soft red winter wheat was last 5-1/4 cents lower at $6.51-1/4 per bushel. K.C. July hard red winter wheat was last down 3-1/4 cents at $6.01-1/4 per bushel. MGEX July spring wheat was last 1-1/4 cents lower at $6.81-1/2 per bushel.
That was down from 31.27 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.
Wheat futures rising on bargain buying after most-active contract fell 2.3% on Monday, its biggest daily percentage drop since March 30. Strength in corn market underpins wheat.
The US Agriculture Department said that the US winter wheat crop was rated 48% good to excellent as of May 2, down 1 percentage point from a week ago.
The US Agriculture Department reported totaled wheat export sales for the week ended April 22 at 461,300 tonnes. Analysts' forecasts ranged from 200,000 to 750,000 tonnes.
Corn export sales totaled 1.075 million tonnes in the week ended April 22, USDA said. That was in line with analysts' forecasts that ranged from 500,000 tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes.
That would still be above 2020/21 production of common wheat, or soft wheat, of 117.2 million tonnes, the Commission's monthly supply and demand data showed.
The Commission also lowered its projection of soft wheat stocks at the end of 2021/22, to 11.4 million tonnes from 12.9 million last month, reflecting the reduced harvest forecast.