A significant increase of purchases in January were noted by the EU (829 thousand tons compared to 633 thousand tons in December 2016. and 764 thousand tons in January 2015/16 season), according to UkrAgroConsult.
However, in October-February, the pace of exports of soybean meal were lower than last year, and since the beginning of the 2016/17 season (October-January), exports are still below last year - 4,000 thousand tons against 4753 thousand tons over the same period last season.
During the period under review, the main buyer of EU countries reduced purchases to 2405 kt (2802 thousand tonnes in October-January 2015/16). Reduced procurement Indonesia and Thailand. The increase in purchases was observed from Iran, South Korea and Japan.
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