In December soybean processing increased 36%

In December 2017, the volume of soybeans processing amounted to 125 thousand tons, which is 36% higher than over the same period of 2016, and is a record monthly volume of processing, writes APK-Inform.

In September-December of MY 2017/18, 440 thousand tons of soy were processed, which is 30% more compared to the same period of the previous season.

Production of soybean meal/cake totalled 327 thousand tons (+ 29%), production of soybean oil reached 74 thousand tons (+ 39%).

Reference: Ukraine in September-December of MY 2017/18 exported 1.23 million tons of soybeans (-2.6% compared to the same period of MY 2016/17), which remains the second indicator close to the record of the previous season (1.26 million tons ).