Ukraine processed only 14% of rapeseed, exported the rest in the MY 2024/25 — Ukroliyaprom

Rapeseed processing in Ukraine in the MY 2024/25 amounted to 0.5 mln tons, or 14% of rapeseed production.

According to the Ukroliyaprom association, 3.1 mln tons of this crop were exported (over 86% of production).

It is noted that rapeseed oil exports last season amounted to 210.4 thsd tons — worth $194 mln, of which 153.5 thsd (worth $144.1 mln) were shipped to EU countries.

At the same time, China became the leader among countries that imported rapeseed oil from Ukraine.

The top 10 countries-buyers of Ukrainian rapeseed oil look like this:

• China — 48.3 thsd tons;
• Poland — 46.1 thsd tons;
• Belgium — 26.5 thsd tons;
• Lithuania — 23.1 thsd tons;
• Netherlands — 15.2 thsd tons;
• Spain — 13 thsd tons;
• Italy — 9 thsd tons;
• Bulgaria — 8.2 thsd tons;
• Germany — 4.3 thsd tons;
• Latvia — 3.6 thsd tons.

At the same time, Ukraine exported 218.5 thsd tons of soybean meal worth $53.9 mln. Of these, 198.9 thsd tons were purchased by EU countries, paying $46.8 mln.

Tags: rapeseed oil, Ukraine, export, soybean meal