OREANDA-NEWS. February 20, 2015. The European Union this week granted export licences for 896,000 tonnes of soft wheat, taking the total since the beginning of the 2014/15 (July-June) season to 19.9 million tonnes, official data showed on Thursday.

The total so far this season compared with 19.3 million tonnes of export licences cleared by the same stage in 2013/14.

The EU also granted this week licences to export 376,000 tonnes of barley, bringing the total this season to 5.9 million tonnes, or 1 million tonnes more than at the same stage last season.

The EU also granted this week licences to import 239,000 tonnes of maize, bringing the total this season to 5.9 million tonnes compared to 8.1 million tonnes at the same stage last season, the data showed.