Germany is an important supplier of rapeseed oil in the EU

German rapeseed oil shipments fell in the 2021/22 marketing year after three consecutive years of significant growth. Exports were less to third countries and more to neighboring EU countries. Germany exported 1.1 million tons of rapeseed oil, nearly 22% less in 2021/22 than the previous season. However, the volume of 2019/20 was exceeded by 13%. In 2021/22, the Netherlands was by far the largest destination for rapeseed oil from Germany, with nearly 600,000 tonnes, which acts as a central hub for world trade in the commodity. In the previous season, however, the amount was 25% more. Belgium ranks second with 86,500 tonnes, around 17% less than in 2020/21. It is followed by France, Denmark and Poland as important destinations. These countries received significantly more rapeseed oil than the previous year. France bought around 65,000 tonnes (+18%) and thus remained a priority sales market, with around 64,600 tonnes (+12%) going to Denmark. However, the most significant increase ...