EU oilseed production in the 2017/18 season from 32.06 MMT to 33.03 MMT. The 2017/18 EU crop include 21.91 MMT of rapeseed (up 8% year-on-year), 8.5 MMT of sunseed (up 3%) and 2.62 MMT of soybeans (up 5.9%). The forecast for rape plantings increased from 6.60 Ml ha to 6.65 Ml ha (up 2% year-on-year), while that for soya plantings was raised from 0.95 Ml ha to 0.97 Ml ha (up 14.7% year-on-year). Sunflower planted acreage remains at last year level 4.13 Ml ha (up 1.1% from last season).