06.03.2018

German biodiesel exports grow by 4.4 percent in 2017

According to the German Federal Statistical Office, 2017 the demand for German biodiesel has grown by 4.4 percent in comparison to the previous year. German biodiesel exports amounted to around 1.61 million metric tons. EU member states were the main receiving countries (around 89 percent) and the US was the most significant country outside the EU. At the same time, German imports of foreign biodiesel went up by approx. 4.6 percent to 792,000 tons. According to Agrarmarkt Information-Gesellschaft (mbH), this was the largest quantity imported since 2012.

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