Ukraine loses share in EU rapeseed market, but increases oil exports

Rapeseed oil supplies, meanwhile, increased by 45%, and the share in European imports reached 82%.

From July 1 to November 8, Ukraine exported 703.09 thousand tons of rapeseed to the EU – 14.63% less than last year, when the figure was 823.57 thousand tons. This is evidenced by data from the European Commission, cited by APK-Inform.

Ukraine’s share in total oilseed imports decreased from 58.71% to 50.88%, but the country retained first place among suppliers.

Australia is in second place with 185.12 thousand tons (13.4%), Moldova is in third place with 137.98 thousand tons (9.98%). Canada shipped 126.45 thousand tons (9.15%), increasing deliveries almost sixfold compared to last year’s 21.16 thousand tons.

Ukraine compensates for the reduction in raw material supplies with processed products. Over the first 17 weeks of the season, rapeseed oil exports to the EU increased by 44.9% to 182.69 thousand tons, and the share of this product in European imports reached almost 82%.

The shift towards processing began last year. In the 2025/26 season, domestic rapeseed processing in Ukraine increased by 2.7 times: 42% of the harvest was processed domestically compared to 15% the season before, which became a record in the entire history of crop cultivation. Foreign exchange earnings from rapeseed oil exports exceeded $588 million.

Total rapeseed imports to the EU during the reporting period decreased by 1.49% to 1.38 million tons. Compared to the 2024/25 season, the figure fell by 39.91%, when the European Union purchased 2.3 million tons.

For comparison: in the 2025/26 season, Ukrainian rapeseed exports decreased by 39% to 1.9 million tons, the lowest volume in nine seasons.

As USM reported the day before, the blockade of ports could cost the agricultural sector $7.5 billion per marketing year.