Sunflower oil exports in Sep-Dec up 13 pct

In September-December of MY2018/19, about 2 million tons of sunflower oil were exported from Ukraine. This indicator is 13 pct higher than the previous year's relevant period, the APK-Inform consultancy reports.

This volume makes up one-third of the volume projected for export in MY2018/19 — 5.9 million tons.

In September-December, 2.37 million tons of unrefined sunflower oil were produced which is 9% higher than last year’s figure and is the absolute maximum.

As previously reported, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural products between Ukraine and the EU in 2018 increased 11.4 pct and exceeded USD 9 billion, of which USD 6.3 billion accounted for exports.

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