The EU imported 182 thousand tonnes of oilseed flax in July–October of the 2026/27 marketing year, up 47.9% year on year. Kazakhstan supplied about 55% of imports, while Canada rose 3.7 times and Ukraine grew 49.6% to 18.75 thousand tonnes, making it the third-largest supplier.
Russian flax imports fell 95.9% due to import duties.
Shifting supply toward Kazakhstan, Canada and Ukraine, and away from Russia, reflects duty-driven trade flows; rail restrictions on Baltic transit and higher Belarus-Klaipeda routing costs could tighten European logistics and modestly support flax prices.
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