Ukraine. Sunflower Oil Exports Logistics. The grain deal termination and SFO exports in 2023/24
5 October, 2023 at 11:10According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, 5.6 M mt of sunflower oil were exported in 22/23 MY. On average, exports reached 470 K mt per month, which is an impressive figure compared to previous seasons, especially considering the breakdown of grain trade logistics. Before the war, half of the sunflower oil was exported through terminals near Mykolaiv, and these terminals have been blocked for over 19 months.
The maximum monthly export in the last season 2022\23 was in March, 2023 – 584 K mt. It should be noted that the record monthly export of sunflower oil was in November 2020 – 757 K mt. In 2022/23, exports per month were lower on average, which was due to external factors rather than exporters’ intentions.
Ukraine. Exported SFOil by type of transport, %, 2022/23
| Mode of transport | Quantity, tonne | Share in total exports |
| Trucks/Vehicles | 631 059 | 11.2% |
| Railway | 678 723 | 12.1% |
| Ports of the Danube river | 2 421 700 | 43.1% |
| Grain Corridor | 1 659 561 | 29.6% |
| Ferry boat | 222 735 | 4.0% |
Source: UkrAgroConsult based on official data
Sunflower oil exports by land were in demand during the 2022/23 season, accounting for 18-31% of monthly exports. On average, exports by land remained in the range of 100-120 K mt per month. Thru the grain corridor in 2022/23 total sunflower oil exports amounted to 1.66 M mt (about 30% of total exports).
