22 April 2021, 18:00,
Oilseeds
Unrefined sunoil output dropped 18% in Jan-Mar
In the period January-March, crushing plants in Ukraine produced 1.38 mln t of unrefined sunflower oil, the State Statistics Service figures show.
Crude sunoil production in the reporting period is 18.3% lower YoY. In March, unrefined sunflower oil outturn made up 476 thou. t, 14% lower YoY.
Statistics show that unrefined sunflower oil stocks at processing enterprises as of the end of March amounted to 111.22 thou. t, 9.9% or 10 thou. t more from February.
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Sunflower production 2020 in Ukraine was finalized at 13.1 mln t on 6.4 mln ha, the average yield stood at 2.06 t/ha.
Oil crushing plants in Ukraine provided for the processing of 8.091 mln t of oilseed crops as of March 1.