USA is the main supplier of oilseeds to Ukraine

Last year, the USA became the main supplier of oilseeds to Ukraine (28.0%),

03/26/2020 10:53 | ProAgro Group

Last year, the USA became the main supplier of oilseeds to Ukraine (28.0%), Turkey was the second (16.8%). In addition to these two countries, France was the third (11.9%), Germany (9.9%), India (5.6%), Spain (4.5%) and Brazil (3.0%). Thus, these countries accounted for almost 4/5 of the total value of seed material of oilseed imports to Ukraine.

According to ProAgro Group, Ukraine purchased $ 340 million worth of oilseeds last year. US, which is 0.2% less than in 2018. In terms of the volume of purchases for this product group, they increased by 1.7%, reaching about 84 thousand tons.

According to the Deputy Director of the National Science Center "Institute of Agrarian Economy", NAAS Corresponding Member Mykola Pugachev, traditionally the highest demand among the products of this group in Ukraine is sunflower seeds. Last year, 33,000 tonnes of this type of seeds were purchased abroad, worth $ 249 million. USA. Given the current trends, oilseeds will remain one of the key items of domestic agricultural imports this year.
Sunflower field Ukraine Kherson region
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