Sunflower oil exports from Bulgaria fall by 19%

As we have already written, in general, the trade and processing of sunflower and its derivatives and products report a decline this season. It is no surprise that sunflower oil exports follow a similar trajectory. Weaker imports, less production, less processing are all factors that led to this decline. From the beginning of the season until now, Bulgarian companies have exported over 0.33 Mt of sunflower oil, which is 19% less than the levels of a year ago. We must note, however, that this is still the second best year for Bulgarian exports after the record previous year, when more than 0.4 Mt were exported at the end of February. Compared to the average for recent years of 0.29 Mt, the volumes are stable. We have exported more than 0.25Mt of oil to third countries, while the remaining amount was sent to countries of the community. Regarding imports, according to the EC, our country imported a little less than 0.1Mt of oil from third countries (Ukraine and Moldova), in ...