Belarus sells oil from rapeseed exported from the occupied districts of Kherson region to EU countries

The Belarusian company Agroprodukt uses raw materials exported from the temporarily occupied areas of Kherson region and supplies finished products in the form of rapeseed oil to the European Union. One of them is Lithuania, which has been banning the import of Belarusian food products since the summer of 2024.

This is stated in the Schemes investigation (a project of Radio Liberty), which journalists prepared in cooperation with Lithuanian, Latvian, and Belarusian partners.

According to data from the Federal State Information System “Grain,” in 2023, almost 5,000 tons of rapeseed were exported to Belarus from the occupied part of the Kherson region. In Belarus, five companies received Ukrainian rapeseed, including Agroproduct. It is one of the largest producers of rapeseed oil exported to the EU.

According to Eurostat, during the first six months of 2023, EU countries bought more than 90 thousand tons of rapeseed oil from Belarus for more than 67 million euros. The main buyers are Lithuania and Latvia.

Tags: EU, rapeseed oil