In the first half of the 2025/26 season, Ukraine sharply increased its rapeseed meal exports — and this was no coincidence. It was a direct result of internal market shifts
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, says Victoria Blazhko, Head of Editorial, Content and Analytics at ASAP Agri. A weak sunflower harvest forced crushers to look for alternative raw materials to keep plants running. Rapeseed became the natural substitute. At the same time, the 10% export duty on rapeseed for traders kept more seed inside the country and pushed additional volumes into processing. As a result, from July to December, Ukraine exported 334 KMT of rapeseed meal, compared to 203 KMT a year earlier. But the real story is not the volume. It is the structure. China suddenly became the leading buyer. In just six months, more than 155 KMT of Ukrainian rapeseed meal was shipped there. In 2024, China was almost absent from this trade flow. Turkey and Israel also increased purchases, while Europe — traditionally the main destination — moved into the background. Effectively, China accounted for almost half of Ukraine’s rapeseed meal exports in the first half of the season. Ukrainian crushers became heavily ...