On April 23, 2021, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 275)

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1. In 2021/2022, the EU oil crop area was 10.675 million hectares, a year-on-year increase of 0.99%, and the estimated output was 30.4 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.55%. Among them, the area of rapeseed was 5.164 million hectares, a year-on-year decrease of 0.12%, and the estimated output was 16.7 million tons, an increase of 3.73% year-on-year; the area of soybeans was 965,000 hectares, an increase of 3.21% year-on-year, and the estimated output was 2.9 million tons, an increase of 11.54% year-on-year; the area of sunflowers was 4.546 million. Hectares, a year-on-year increase of 1.81%, and an estimated output of 10.8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 24.14%.

2. According to the Rosario Grain Exchange, the futures prices of soybeans, soybean oil, soybean meal, corn and wheat on the Chicago market in May continued to rise. Soybeans were US$542.2/ton, a year-on-year increase of 79%; soybean oil and soybean meal were US$1275.7/ Tons, 454.7 US dollars/ton, an increase of 87.6% and 43.9% respectively; corn was 235.4 US dollars/ton, an increase of 98%; wheat was 241.8 US dollars/ton, an increase of 43% compared to 7 and a half months ago. This is the highest price since May 2014.

3. In March this year, China imported 7.77 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 82% year-on-year. Among them, the import of soybeans from Brazil was 315,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 85%; the import of soybeans from the United States was 7.18 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 320%.

4. In 2020, the export volume of Polish agricultural products reached 34 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 7%.

5. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, as of April 21, 2021, Ukrainian grain exports have reached 37.5 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23%. Among them, wheat exports were 14.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; barley exports were 4.1 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9%; corn exports exceeded 18 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 28%.

6. According to statistics from the Pakistani Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan's food imports in March reached 777 million U.S. dollars, of which wheat and sugar imports increased by 100% and 139% year-on-year respectively.

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