Posted on March, 23, 2023 at 09:54 am
Soft wheat exports from the European Union in the 2022/23 season that started in July had reached 22.13 million tonnes by March 19, up almost 8% from 20.52 million by the same week in 2021/22, data published by the European Commission showed on Tuesday.
EU barley exports so far in 2022/23 totalled 4.33 million tonnes, down nearly 30% versus 6.18 million a year ago, while EU maize imports were at 19.73 million tonnes, almost 66% above a year-earlier 11.90 million.
However, the Commission said that it was still experiencing problems compiling grain trade figures from Germany and Italy.
Export data submitted by Germany from November may be inaccurate following the country’s switch to a new declaration system, while for Italy import data only went up to Jan. 13, it said in a note.
A breakdown of the EU data showed France remained by far the biggest EU soft wheat exporter this season, with 8.69 million tonnes shipped, followed by Romania with 2.77 million, Germany with 2.60 million, Lithuania with 1.97 million and Poland with 1.86 million.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Jan Harvey)
Source: Hellenic Shipping News