sunflower
Most farmers have suspended the sale of rapeseed and switched to sunflower
The reasons were the actual halt in exports from Ukraine and difficult conditions for sowing the new crop.
Kernel reduced sunflower processing and oil sales
Agricultural holding Kernel reduced sunflower processing in the third quarter. Oil sales also decreased by almost 10%.
Ukrainian sunflower oil exports in February fell to a 10-year low
Producers are facing a shortage of raw materials, and supply volumes are decreasing for the second season in a row.
Trade wars may have a positive impact on Ukrainian sunflower
New US tariffs on imported goods affect the global vegetable oil market, but for Ukraine it may open up new opportunities.
Kernel plants have been idle since the beginning of the year due to a shortage of sunflower seeds
In January-February 2025, four plants of the agricultural holding Kernel were idle or significantly underutilized.
One of Kernel’s plants has stopped operations due to a shortage of raw materials
Kernel, Ukraine’s largest sunflower oil producer, has shut down its operations due to a shortage of raw materials.
Ukraine exported the second sunflower hand-size in the 2024/25 MY
Ukraine exported 19 thousand tons of sunflower seeds to France in January 2025.
Sunflower shortage forced Kernel to switch to soybean processing
Agroholding Kernel has started processing soybeans at three of its plants due to a shortage of sunflower seeds on the market.
Demand for Ukrainian sunflower is growing due to changes in export conditions
Demand for sunflower of Ukrainian origin may increase, in particular, due to Turkey’s decision to zero the duty on sunflower seed imports.
The Russian Federation wants to export more than 300 tons of stolen Ukrainian sunflowers
In the future, the occupiers want to send agricultural products stolen from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine by sea to African countries.
