Ukraine. Seasonal production of sunflower and rapeseed oils remains at a record level

29 April, 2020 at 15:04

In March 2020, overall production of unrefined vegetable oils in Ukraine was down 1.1% year-on-year, including:

•    sunflower oil – down 3%;
•    rape oil – down 20%;
•    soybean oil – up 45%;

March witnessed a 11% rise in sunflower oil refining.

10% more sunflower oil had been produced since the beginning of MY 2019/20 than a year earlier, with a 28% gain in rape oil output, but soybean oil production decreased by 3%, UkrAgroConsult reports.