Ukraine boosts rapeseed oil exports to EU by 45%

Ukraine has significantly increased its rapeseed oil shipments to the European Union in the MY 2026/27r. According to the European Commission, Ukrainian rapeseed oil exports to the EU rose by 44.9% between July 1 and October 25, 2026, compared with the same period last season, increasing from 126.07 thsd tons to 182.69 thsd tons. Ukraine thus remains the largest supplier of rapeseed oil to the European market.

Ukraine’s share of total EU rapeseed oil imports increased from 76.18% last season to 81.89% in the current season. The United Kingdom ranked second among suppliers with 23.41 thsd tons, accounting for 10.5% of EU imports. Serbia was the third-largest supplier, exporting 6.31 thsd tons of rapeseed oil to the EU and accounting for 2.83% of total imports.

Overall, the European Union imported 223.08 thsd tons of rapeseed oil between July 1 and October 25, compared with 165.48 thsd tons a year earlier. This represents a year-on-year increase of 34.8%. Compared with the corresponding period of the 2024/25 marketing year, EU imports rose by 80.2%, indicating a substantial expansion in external rapeseed oil supplies to the European market over the past two seasons.

Tags: Ukraine, EU, rapeseed oil