EU cuts grain imports by 23% this season

Published Apr 24, 2024

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Between July 1 and March 27 of the current season, the European Union (EU) experienced a 23% decrease in grain imports compared to the same period last season, totaling 25.0 million tons. The majority of these imports were soft wheat, barley, and corn, with Ukraine being the primary supplier of these crops, contributing 70%, 67%, and 48% respectively. Turkey was the leading supplier of durum wheat, accounting for 34% of the imports. Russia also played a significant role, supplying various grains including durum wheat, soft wheat, corn, rye, barley, and sorghum.

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From the beginning of the current season to March 27, the EU countries imported 25.0 million tons of grain, which is 23% less than in the same period last season. As in the previous season, the EU imports soft wheat, barley and corn mainly from Ukraine. In the current season, Ukraine supplied 5.1 mln tons of soft wheat, or 70% of the total imports of this crop, 9.1 mln tons of corn (67%) and 0.7 mln tons (48%) of barley. The largest supplier of durum wheat is Turkey – 700.2 thousand tons (34%). Russia is among the main suppliers of wheat, barley, rye and sorghum to the European Union. From the beginning of the current season to March 27, the EU imported from Russia 437.1 thousand tons of durum wheat, 318.7 thousand tons of ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult