The quality of this year's harvest noticeably varies by region: in the west, the problem is the acidity of sunflower and damp corn.

In Ukraine, due to prolonged rains, the increased acidity of sunflower has become a serious problem in some regions: "in the west, it is practically a catastrophe," reported Khrystyna Serebriakova, the general director of ASAP Agri and broker at Atria Brokers. Moreover, since the sunflower yield is stuck below 2 t/ha and the rains negatively affect the pace and quality of the harvest, ASAP Agri is lowering its forecast for the sunflower harvest in Ukraine for the 2025/26 season to 10.8 million tons—the lowest figure in a decade. Analysts note that the limited supply is already affecting the market, supporting the growth in prices for the entire sunflower complex. The acid number of sunflower is elevated, but there are no critical quality issues, according to the "Volyn-Grain-Product" elevator. This year, the acceptance of grain at the "Volyn-Grain-Product" elevator complex in Lutsk started later than usual due to prolonged rains and the shift in the harvest dates. At the end of ...