EU imports of soyabeans fall

From July to early October 2025, the EU purchased just under 3.3M tonnes of soyabeans, a drop of around 129,000 tonnes compared to the same period in the 2024/25 season, the 16 October report said.

Brazil and the USA remained the top suppliers, although Brazil significantly reduced its shipments, according to research by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft.

During the period, the EU imported 1.8M tonnes of soyabeans from Brazil, down about 14% from the previous year – reducing Brazil’s share of total imports to 56.3%.

However, Brazil remained by far the EU’s most important source of soyabeans.

Over the same period, shipments from the USA increased by approximately 7% to 970,700 tonnes, increasing its share of total EU soyabean imports to 29.6%.

Growth in imports from Ukraine was even more pronounced, with the country delivering 345,200 tonnes to the EU market, an increase of around 45%. Imports from Canada and Togo also rose, although on a smaller scale.

Until mid-September, imports were still higher than during the same period the previous year, as the impending introduction of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by the end of the year had prompted importers to stockpile supplies.

Imports then slowed considerably following the regulation’s postponement.

Soyabeans remained by far the most important oilseed crop imported into the EU, ahead of rapeseed.

While soyabeans are primarily used to fill the EU’s feed protein deficit, rapeseed imports help meet oil demand for biofuel production, according to the report.

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