Rape processing in the EU broke the record

Quantities of processed canola in the European Union in the first half of the current agricultural season, which began on July 1, 2023, reached a record level of 12.8 million tons, increasing by 650 thousand tons compared to the same period last season, estimates show of the authoritative German company for market analysis and forecasts Oil World, cited by the electronic publication APK-Inform. The largest increase in processed quantities of rapeseed was seen in Germany (with 420 thousand tons) and Poland (with 140 thousand tons), while in France and the Netherlands a contraction of processing was recorded. The growth of processing also contributed to the strong result of the half-year to record levels of 6.67 million tons in the October-December period, which is 200 thousand tons more than the same period of the 2022-2023 agricultural season. At the same time, preliminary assessments by the company's experts indicate that in the second half ...