Sunflower oil shipment increased 20 pct

In the period from January to March 2019, export of sunflower oil from Ukraine increased 19.9 pct (1.69 million tons) from the prior year's comparative period (1.41 million tons).

The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFCU) informs that in the reporting period sunflower oil was exported for the amount of USD 1.13 billion (2018: USD 1.06 billion).

The key importers of the Ukrainian vegoil in January-March are as follows:

• India — 735.2 thou. tons (USD 491.7 million);
• China — 159.4 thou. tons (USD 106.5 million);
• the Netherlands — 152.1 thou. tons (USD 101.7 million);
• others — 641.7 thou. tons (USD 429.1 million).

As previously reported, the export of sunflower oil from Ukraine in February increased by 14 pct to the January level, reaching 560 thou. tons. Half of the exported volume was delivered to India — over 280 thou. tons, 45 pct higher from the January supply.

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