Ukraine: Import of sunflower seeds to Ukraine

During the period from September to January, Ukraine imported a record amount of sunflower. The import volumes amounted to 7.800 tons.

Such information was provided by APK-Inform.

In the current season, it is planned to import about 25.000 t to Ukraine, which is 7% higher than the figure of the past marketing year.

This year it is also planned to increase the amount of sunflower used for seeds. The increase will be 6.7% and the figure will reach a level of 32.000 t. This increase is due to an increase in acreage under sunflower to 6.4 million hectares.

It should be recalled that in January this year, Ukraine supplied to foreign markets 2.420 t of sunflower, and the amount of exports amounted to 1.11 million dollars.

In recent years, the volume of sunflower imports to Ukraine has grown significantly. This is due both to changes in domestic demand for oil and other products based on it, and to world market factors. In addition, the increase in imports is due to the fact that Ukrainian producers are not always able to meet domestic demand for high quality sunflower.

However, in general, Ukraine remains one of the largest producers and exporters of sunflower in the world. Demand for this type of grain is still high on the world market due to its wide range of applications in the food, technical and pharmaceutical industries.

In addition, Ukrainian manufacturers are constantly working to improve the quality of their products and increase production volumes. In the long term, this may lead to a decrease in Ukraine’s dependence on sunflower imports and an increase in the share of its products in the world market.