Kernel believes that Ukraine has never faced such a significant shortage of sunflower seeds

oilseed processing segment in the current season looks more difficult than last year. As the harvesting campaign is completed, our forecast for the sunflower harvest in Ukraine in 2025 remains at 11.4 million tons, which is the lowest figure in the last ten years,” the report says. The company noted that the market has never faced such a significant deficit, due to which “almost half of the national processing capacity may remain underutilized.” Processors that can temporarily switch to other oilseed crops — soybeans or rapeseed — are likely to have a more stable season, partially compensating for the shortage of sunseed, Kernel believes. In the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, the agricultural holding processed 559 thousand tons of oilseeds, which is 18% ...