The EU imported 182,000 tonnes of oilseed flax from July to October, up 47.9% year on year, according to European Commission data. Kazakhstan supplied about 55% of the volume, Canada's shipments rose 3.7 times, and Ukraine's rose 49.6%.
Imports from Russia fell 95.9% after new import duties took effect.
Global flax supply is adequate, but shifting origins add logistics costs, such as a rail suspension for Kazakh transit cars and a Belarus route costing an estimated $15-20 per tonne more. Higher freight could support EU linseed product prices.
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