The main oilseed crops in Ukraine are sunflower, soybean, and rapeseed. The area under oilseeds exceeds 8 million hectares, or 39% of the total sown area. Sunflower crops—5 million hectares, soybeans—2 million hectares, rapeseed—1 million hectares. Ukraine ranks first in the world in terms of exports of sunflower, sunflower oil and meal, and rapeseed. The processing industry ranks first in Ukraine in terms of contributions to the state budget—16. 7% of the total collection in 2024. In the 2023/24 season, record volumes of oilseeds were processed—17. 4 million tons, 6. 6 million tons of oil were produced, and 6. 2 million tons were exported. For comparison, in the pre-war period of 2019/20 MY, these figures reached 6. 9 million tons of production and 6. 7 million tons of exports. Sunflower oil has been the export leader in Ukraine for the past 20 yr. The average annual production of sunflower oil is 5. 4 million tons, with further exports of up to 5 million tons. Export revenue reaches 5 billion per year. The production and processing of soybeans is growing at the fastest pace. The processing industry of major oilseeds demonstrates the rapid adaptability of the processing industry during the period of transformations and sharp changes in operating conditions.
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