Sharp rise in EU imports of sunflowerseed
In July 2022, the EU-27 imported around 491,443 tonnes of rapeseed, whereas in the same month the previous year, only 286,826 tonnes came form third countries. Australia accounted for the largest share – around 78 per cent, or 381,164 tonnes. Ukraine followed in second place with 10 per cent, or just less than 50,000 tonnes, thus reducing its market share marginally by 2 percentage points over July 2021.
An exceptional rise was recorded for deliveries of sunflowerseed. Whereas in July 2021 the amount of EU-27 sunflowerseed imports was around 13,827 tonnes, it was up to around 259,895 tonnes in July 2022, 18 times the amount. Ukraine was the most important supplier with a market share of 93 per cent, followed by Moldova with 4 per cent. By contrast, European imports of sunflower oil saw a decline. According to latest information, the Union received around 126,033 tonnes in July 2022, down from 136,733 tonnes in July 2021. However, although imports fell short of the previous year’s volume, the cut was nevertheless smaller than originally feared.
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