
Oil Production in Ukraine to Decline Due to Closed Ports

Kazakhstan Plans to Become World’s Fourth-Largest Sunflower Oil Exporter

Ukraine Loses Leadership in the Global Sunflower Oil Market

Due to the suspension of maritime exports, Ukraine is exporting around 300,000 tonnes of vegetable oil per month, which is only half of the previous volumes.

Kernel is developing its own sunflower oil brand in Europe, launched in 2024 in partnership with Dutch food distribution company Fangoo&Zon Impex. To date, 5.5 million liters of products have been sold in the Netherlands under the Bestolie&Kernel trademark.

Ukraine exported about 383 thsd tonnes of sunflower oil and 276 thsd tonnes of sunflower cake in 28 days of May.

In April of the 2025/26 MY, Ukraine exported almost 5.2 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds.

Exports of high-oleic sunflower oil in the 2025/26 MY may decline to around 207 thousand tonnes, down 8% compared with the 2024/25 MY.

The production of sunflower oil in 2025/26 MY is expected to reach 4.6 mln tonnes, down 10% from 5.1 mln tonnes last season.