Processor: 120 thousand tons of oil have been imported to Bulgaria from Ukraine in the last 5 months

Published 2025년 2월 26일

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Bulgaria is experiencing a significant shortage of sunflower production, leading to a drastic decrease in exports and the shutdown of workshops. The country's sunflower production has dropped by 700,000 tons to 1.4 million tons due to last year's drought, while the capacity for processing over 4 million tons remains. The high cost and low yields of Bulgarian sunflowower have resulted in higher prices, and the lack of raw materials in the Black Sea region has increased pressure on producers. Despite these challenges, domestic sunflower oil consumption is being met, and imports of unrefined oil from Ukraine are keeping processing plants operational. The Association of Vegetable Oil Producers is advocating for solutions to produce at competitive prices, suggesting an increase in yields, diversification of crops, and the restoration of irrigation.

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Domestic sunflower production is currently not enough to sufficiently load the production capacities of processors in our country. After last year's poor harvest, we have reached a situation in which exports have decreased by about 70%, and oil producers are closing workshops. "In the last 2024, the drought seriously affected yields and thus Bulgaria has about 1.4 million tons of sunflower, which is a decrease compared to 2022, when the sunflower harvest was 2.1 million tons. Together with bleached sunflower, we have the ability to process over 4 million tons," Yani Yanev, chairman of the Association of Vegetable Oil Producers, commented to BNT. Currently, there are workshops that are temporarily closing due to the lack of raw material. "In addition, Bulgarian sunflower has a high cost, higher costs have been incurred for its production, and there are low yields. That is why it is offered at higher prices and we cannot produce oil at market prices,” Yanev added. The ...

Source: Agri