EU palm oil imports decline significantly

the end of June 2025, the EU-27 imported around 2.8M tonnes of palm oil, a decline of around 692,000 tonnes or 20%, compared to the previous year. Although the Netherlands was the main recipient, the country’s imports fell 2% from the previous year’s volume, reaching 959,000 tonnes. The report noted that ports such as Rotterdam or Amsterdam were central destinations for overseas imports and served as ports of entry into the EU from where palm oil was shipped on to other EU member states. The Netherlands is also an important European location for biofuel production, particularly hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), according to the report. With a volume of 835,000 tonnes – a 28% year-on-year decline – Italy was the second largest EU importer. According to research by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, the decrease in palm oil imports to Spain was even more pronounced, with shipments to the country dropping by around 40% to 289,000 tonnes compared to the same period the previous ...