Vegetable oils transshipment in seaports down 158 thou. tons

The seaports of Ukraine in January-November 2018 provided for the transshipment of 4 993 thou. tons of vegetable oils, which is 158.2 thou. tons less than over the corresponding period last year.

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) informs that the top 5 seaports in terms of transshipment volumes are:

  • Mykolaiv — 2 250 thou. tons (+6.9% y-o-y);
  • Chernomorsk — 1 359 thou. tons (–12.9%);
  • Yuzhny — 1 172 thou. tons (–1.5%);
  • Odesa — 121.93 thou. tons (+42.9%);
  • Izmail — 67.84 thou. tons (–16.4%).

UkrAgroConsult previously informed that in September-July of MY2017/18 sunflower oil exports amounted to 4.96 million tons as compared to 5.43 million tons a year ago. By July, the export output lowered by 8.5% compared to that of 2016/17.

The new infographic guide Agribusiness of Ukraine 2017/18 is available by the link.

Vegetable oils production in Ukraine (click for full resolution)

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