German biodiesel exports hit a new high

Germany has underlined its importance for the production and marketing of biodiesel in the European Union with exports of 2.33 million tonnes and an export surplus of approximately 0.9 million tonnes.
These figures from Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) also revealed German biodiesel imports totalled approximately 1.45 million tonnes last year.
The Netherlands was the most important recipient and exporting country, with about 1 million tonnes and 0.7 million tonnes respectively.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft larger import volumes also came from Belgium, Malaysia and Poland.
At 74,000 tonnes, France more than tripled its biodiesel shipments to the German market year-on-year.
Whereas imports from the Netherlands declined approximately 2% to 700,000 tonnes, those from Malaysia dropped around 9% to 139,000 tonnes. Germany supplied a record quantity of 955,000 tonnes to the Netherlands in 2020. This translated to a 12% rise on the year.
German shipments to Belgium accounted for 15% of total exports in 2020. The country imported around 356,000 tonnes - up around 35% year-on-year.