# EU oilseeds market 2018/19 remains only 67%

> The EU Commission forecasts the 2018 EU rapeseed harvest above 22.3 million tonnes, though frost damage in Poland and Germany remains unquantified. The EU sunflower harvest is estimated at 9.9 million tonnes, just below the five-year average. EU soybean demand is put at about 16.5 million tonnes, with roughly 14 million imported.

- Date: 2018-03-28 · published 2018-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66102-eu-oilseeds-market-2018-19-remains-only-67
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A sizeable rapeseed crop and near-average sunflower output ease EU oilseed import needs, which is modestly bearish for imported meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-05-31 | [Grain Market Review: Oilseeds-2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59148-grain-market-review-oilseeds-2019.md) | -3.5% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2025-05-20 | [Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24788-oilseeds-world-markets-and-trade.md) | +1.6% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2024-09-30 | [Argentina to harvest 143.2 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13901-argentina-to-harvest-143-2-million-tonnes-of-grains-and-oilseeds-fastmarkets.md) | -2.5% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2025-09-30 | [Global Grain Market: Daily Recap 30.09.2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22894-global-grain-market-daily-recap-30-09-2025.md) | +0.7% | +12.8% |
| SBM | 2021-09-13 | [Market Trends Report – September & October 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12293-market-trends-report-september-and-october-2021.md) | +0.0% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/oilseeds/news/market-report-eu-oilseeds-market-201819-remains-only-67-self-sufficient-2018

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