voluntary report public distribution date 12 20 2006 gain number e36146 eu 25 oilseeds and products update approved by david leishman prepared karin bendz highlights oilseed production in the eu25 is reaching new record levels 07 rapeseed expected to reach 15 75 million mt while sunflowerseed should 4 14 continued low crush margin for soybeans relative encouraging crushers turn multiseed crushings this change most pronounced northern europe where of dominant demand oil biodiesel increasing with growing vegetable oils imports from us canada soyoil brazil have been particularly significant includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled brussels useu be2 e3 usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 11 unclassified was only possible through assistance input knowledge bob flach fas hague marie cecile henard paris petra hrdlickova prague roswitha krautgartner vienna