EU increased imports of oilseeds and processed products by 7%
From the beginning of the current season (July 1, 2024) to May 21, EU countries imported 43.3 million tons of oilseeds and their processed products, which is 7% more than in the same period last season. This was reported by the Zerno On-Line agency with reference to the European Commission.
Imports of oilseeds and their processed products by EU countries from July 1, 2024 to May 21, 2025
| Commodity | Import | |
| tons | in % y/y | |
| Soybean | 12 455 972 | +7 |
| Rapeseed | 6 275 960 | +24 |
| Sunseed | 549 752 | -23 |
| Total oilseeds | 19 281 684 | +11 |
| Soybean meal | 16 816 417 | +25 |
| Rapeseed meal | 291 887 | -61 |
| Sunflower meal | 2 173 349 | -24 |
| Total meals | 19 281 652 | +13 |
| Soybean oil | 285 234 | -42 |
| Rapeseed oil | 233 286 | -45 |
| Sunflower oil | 2 007 273 | -22 |
| Paln oil | 2 512 441 | -18 |
| Total edible oils | 4 753 001 | -22 |
| Oilseeds and their processed products | 43 316 338 | +7 |
Soybeans are mainly supplied to the European Union from the USA (5.527 million tons) and Brazil (4.578 tons). The main suppliers of rapeseed are Australia (2.819 million tons) and Ukraine (2.369 million tons). Sunflower is imported mainly from Moldova (0.288 million tons), vegetable oils from Ukraine, soybean meal from Brazil (8.490 million tons), sunflower and rapeseed meal from Ukraine (1.379 million tons and 0.173 million tons).
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