Bulgaria is discussing the possibility of restricting sunseed and rapeseed exports due to raw material shortages

sunflower yields over the past two years. The restrictions imposed on the export of oilseeds from all producing countries, the inability to provide sufficient raw materials to load our capacities and produce products at competitive prices, are forcing our processors to stop for long periods until they secure raw materials,” Yanev explained. According to him, Bulgarian enterprises are determined to work for export, because in the past they successfully competed with the largest sunflower seeds processors from other countries. However, this is currently impossible due to the lack of raw materials. “Larger processors are trying to switch to other oilseeds, but we still lost markets. We face strong competition from Ukraine, which imports about 2.2 million tons of unrefined sunflower oil and another 200 thousand tons of refined oil to the European market, including to Bulgaria,” says Yani Yanev. He believes that the situation can be improved by limiting the export of raw materials — ...