The European Union reduced the processing of oilseeds in July-September.

According to Oil World, during July to September, the processing volume of the three main oilseed crops in the EU decreased by 2% compared to the previous season, from 12.08 to 11.85 million tons. Meanwhile, the processing volume of soybeans increased from 3.48 to 3.5 million tons, and rapeseed from 6.58 to 6.62 million tons due to high processing margins, but the processing volume of sunflower seeds decreased from 2.02 to 1.74 million tons due to low transitional stocks and delays in harvesting the new crop. The total processing volume of sunflower seeds in the EU in the 2024/25 MY decreased compared to the previous season from 9.32 million tons to the lowest level in the last 9 years, 7.47 million tons, with the largest reduction in processing in Bulgaria, France, Romania, Hungary, and the Netherlands. At the same time, the processing volume of soybeans in the EU in the 2024/25 MY increased by 7% to 15.5 million tons, ...