October 18, 2012
Italy's Jan-July 2012 wheat imports down to 2.4 million tonnes
In the first seven months of the year, Italy's soft wheat imports fell to 2.4 million tonnes from 2.6 million tonnes on-year.
According to Italian cereals body Anacer on Wednesday (Oct.17) corn imports fell to 1.2 million tonnes in the January-July period from 1.8 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2011.
Imports of durum wheat used for making pasta fell to 794,710 tonnes in the period from 1.1 million tonnes a year earlier.
