Do not ship soy, but crush. Could 2025/26 be a turning point for Ukrainian soybeans?

UkrAgroConsult

• The official soybeans harvest is estimated at 9 M mt
• In December, soybean exports were almost at December 2024 level
• The 2025/26 soybean oil and meal exports break records
• Soybean processing will dominate in any scenario in 2025/26

According to official statistics, as of 1 January 2026, Ukraine almost finished soybean harvesting of 2,043.5 K ha, it is 99% of the forecast area of 2,062.8 K ha. Average yield is 2.37 mt/ha, total ctop of 4.85 M mt.

UkrAgroConsult SB area and crop forecast is higher vs. the above figures as the usual upward revision of sown areas and yields are expected later in the 2025/26 season.

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