According to the information published by the press service of Ukrliyaprom, the amount of sunflower oil produced in the 2019/20 marketing year in Ukraine may break record levels, reaching 6.6-6.7 million tons, which is 2-3% higher than in the period 2018/19, and 6.3-6.4 million tons were exported, which is 3-5% more than in the previous period.
The association also clarified that as of April 1 this year, 10.2 million tons of sunflower, 0.8 soybeans and 0.4 rapeseed have already been processed. This is 59% of the gross harvest for sunflower, 21.6% for soybeans and 12.2% for rapeseed.
As for the production of products, since the beginning of the season, the numbers are as follows:
- unrefined sunflower oil – 3.9 million tons (11.7% more than in the previous season);
- refined products – 536.2 thousand tons (21% more);
- soybean – 161 thousand tons (3.8% more).
It is also worth noting that the production of rapeseed oil for the period from March to July reached 160.5 thousand tons, which is 27% higher than last season.