Cereals: Spain imported more than a third of community purchases in 2022/23 campaign
Spain
Published Jul 13, 2023
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Community cereal imports increased by 79% in the 2022/23 campaign, reaching 39.5 million tons. Spain was the leading importer, bringing in 13.9 million tons from third countries. The increase in imports was attributed to a decrease in harvest and drought conditions, as well as an increase in imports from Ukraine. Looking ahead, the European Commission expects a recovery in production for the new campaign, which could reduce imports and slightly increase exports.
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Community cereal imports shot up 79% in the 2022/23 campaign (which ended on June 30) compared to the previous one and reached 39.5 million tons, according to data from the European Commission. Of this volume, just over 35% arrived in Spain, which imported 13.9 million tons from third countries and was the leading importer of grain among the members of the EU. Spain was the main buyer of soft wheat (4.06 million tons), barley (1.011 million), corn (8.55 million) and rye (80,346 tons). The strong increase in community imports would be due to the decrease in the harvest (265.3 million tons in 2022/23 compared to 292.6 million in 2021/22), which was also significantly shorter in Spain due to the drought (18.2 million compared to almost 24 million in the previous campaign). It would also respond to the increase in inputs of common wheat, barley and, above all, corn from the Ukraine. 56.5% of the corn imported into the EU last season (14.47 million tons) came from that country, as well ...
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