Ukroilprom cut sunflower production forecast, oilseeds bulk yield estimate 5% lower for 2020/21
16 October 2020, 08:52
Ukroilprom Association's experts revised downward the forecast for main oilseed crops production in the 2020/21(September-August) season by 5% or 1.04 mln t to 19.56 mln t.
Last production season, sunflower, rapeseed and soybean yielded 22.23 mln t, 12% higher from the projected production volume in 2020/21.
Ukroilprom forecast for main oilseed crops production in 2020/21:
| Crop | 2020/21 (forecast), mln t | 2019/20, mln t |
| Sunflower | 14 | 15.25 |
| Rapeseed | 2.56 | 3.28 |
| Soybean | 3 | 3.7 |
Previously reported that sunflowerseeds harvest in Ukraine in 2020/21 is projected by USDA at 15 mln t, 2 mln t lower from the previous estimate.
