US corn imports to the EU soar to record levels

In the first 27 weeks of the current agricultural season (September 1, 2024 - March 6, 2025), the European Union imported 2.7 million tons of corn from the United States - more than 87 times more than in the same period last season, when shipments were only 30,981 tons, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture. During the season, the EU is the 4th largest market for US corn exports, with 9% of all shipments, behind only Mexico, Japan and Colombia. Data from the US Department of Agriculture shows that in the past 10 years, the EU's share of US corn shipments has never exceeded 1%. “The EU has already imported a record amount of US corn this year, as the poor harvest in Ukraine in the 2024-2025 season has allowed US corn to increase its competitiveness,” said Mary Kate Porat, a corn analyst at the American market information and analysis company S&P Global Commodity Insights, quoted by international news agencies. According to a Spanish source, the quality of US ...