Tag: rapeseed

EU rapeseed crop 2022 projected at five-year high

EU rapeseed crop 2022 projected at five-year high

June 16, 2022 |

In Romania, UFOP reports that despite previously low rainfall in some regions, the EU Commission expects the German and French rapeseed harvests to be larger than the previous year, and could be the largest harvest since 2017. According to recent information published by the EU Commission, the EU rapeseed harvest in 2022 will likely exceed […]

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Ukraine is the top supplier of rapeseed to the EU

Ukraine is the top supplier of rapeseed to the EU

March 20, 2022 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that the absence of deliveries from the Black Sea region is expected to severely exacerbate the global scarcity of available rapeseed. The running crop year is characterized by tight supply already. The war in Ukraine is having an increasing impact on world trade, as Ukraine is one of the largest suppliers […]

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Global rapeseed acreage is increasing

Global rapeseed acreage is increasing

January 10, 2021 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that decreases in area in Ukraine and the EU-27 + UK are expected to be more than offset by increases in other important producer countries in 2021/22 and welcomes the protein plant strategy adopted by the EU and German government. Germany is the main EU country for rapeseed processing, with around […]

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No rapeseed methyl ester means noticeably less rapeseed meal

No rapeseed methyl ester means noticeably less rapeseed meal

January 3, 2021 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that the German and European feed markets benefit significantly from the production of rapeseed-based biodiesel fuels and welcomes the protein plant strategy adopted by the EU and German government. Germany is the main EU country for rapeseed processing, with around 9.0 million tons of rapeseed processed in 2019. Rapeseed meal is […]

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Oil mills pay more for 2020 crop

Oil mills pay more for 2020 crop

April 26, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that expectations of another sub-standard rapeseed harvest in Germany are the driving force behind oil mills’ efforts to procure supplies for the coming season well in advance. However, producers are not very ready to sell. The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e. V. (UFOP), taking a closer look at […]

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US and Ukraine dominate EU oilseed imports, but overall imports down 6% year-on-year

US and Ukraine dominate EU oilseed imports, but overall imports down 6% year-on-year

March 1, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that the Ukraine has become more important for EU rapeseed supply, the US supplied large amounts of soybeans over the past months, and that the EU-28 has received around 8.7 million tonnes of soybeans from overseas in the 2019/20 season to date. This is down just about 6 per cent year-on-year. […]

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Canadian rapeseed stocks saw slight decline, 4% drop year over year

Canadian rapeseed stocks saw slight decline, 4% drop year over year

February 15, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that the forecasts for Canadian rapeseed and soybean sotcks have been lowered. However, both figures exceed the long-time averages. Statistics Canada recently published an estimate of its grain and oilseed stocks as at the end of the year 2019. The statistics agency put total oilseed stocks at 18.5 million tonnes. This […]

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Small supply of rapeseed pushes producer prices climbing to over $440 (or €398) per ton

Small supply of rapeseed pushes producer prices climbing to over $440 (or €398) per ton

February 1, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that increasingly tight rapeseed supply has been driving producer prices, especially since November 2019. Ex-farm prices for rapeseed have risen since the beginning of the 2019/20 marketing year and significantly so over the past three months. Climbing EUR 32 per tonne from EUR 366 per tonne as at the beginning of […]

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Scarce supply of rapeseed drives rapeseed meal prices

Scarce supply of rapeseed drives rapeseed meal prices

January 5, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that prospects of a tight rapeseed supply to the market both in the current and upcoming marketing year led to a sharp rise in prices in the run-up to Christmas – not only in the case of the oilseeds, but also of by-products. Oilseed meal prices had surged sharply since November. […]

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Global rapeseed area stable

Global rapeseed area stable

December 29, 2019 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that whereas the rapeseed areas in the EU-28, Russia and China are expected to see a slight rise in the coming marketing year, the production area will presumably remain constant in Canada and likely decline somewhat in Ukraine. According to the latest information published by the International Grain Council (IGC), the […]

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