In the latest reporting week, the EU exported 189,000 tonnes of soft wheat, on the basis of a revised week-earlier total of 271,000 tonnes, the data showed.

The EU also exported 159,000 tonnes of barley over the same period, against 439,000 tonnes a year ago, while maize imports came to 624,000 tonnes compared with a year-earlier 508,000 tonnes, the data showed.