Sunflower prices in Ukraine have fallen to a 4-month low.

Over the past week, sunflower prices on the domestic market in Ukraine lost more than 1,000 hryvnias ($23.62 at the current exchange rate) per ton, reaching 26,000 – 27,600 hryvnias ($614.02 – $651.80) per ton with delivery to a processing plant, according to observations by analysts of the online publication APK-Inform. This is the lowest level since the beginning of the current agricultural season (September 1), with deals only occasionally made at levels of 28,000 – 28,300 hryvnias per ton, while asking prices started at 25,000 – 25,400 hryvnias per ton. Meanwhile, the trading activity of sunflower in Ukraine has significantly decreased. The publication's analysts point to the constant attacks on the ports in the Odesa region by the Russian army with rockets and drones, which have led to a reduction in the loading of ships with production and even its complete cessation, and to increased risks of storing sunflower oil in the ports, forcing some plants to stop operations because ...