Imports of soybeans to the EU increased by 10% while rapeseed fell by 60%

In the 2023/24 season, EU soybean imports reached 2.16 million tonnes by August 27, up 10% from 1.96 million tonnes a year earlier. Such data was published by the European Commission, Reuters informs. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter Rapeseed seed imports into the EU amounted to 373,837 tons, which is 60% less than the 923,460 tons imported a year earlier. At the same time, imports of soybean flour amounted to 2.32 million tons, which is close to the 2.37 million tons imported during the same period a year ago. Read also: The European Commission does not yet have a decision on restrictive measures on the import of Ukrainian grain after September 15 It will be recalled that on August 31, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, who represents Poland, supported the extension of the temporary ban on the import of Ukrainian grain into five EU countries until the end of 2023 and offered to provide subsidies for Ukrainian grain exporters. The ...