Turkey sharply increased the import of Ukrainian soybeans and corn in 2025.

Turkey continues to increase its imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, particularly soybeans and corn. From January to July of this year, the volume of imports from Ukraine rose to $1.48 billion, which is 16% higher than the corresponding figure for 2024. Thus, in the first 7 months of 2025, Turkey increased its corn imports by 2.4 times compared to the previous season, from $322.9 million to $760.6 million, and soybean imports by 80% from $141.9 million to $255.4 million. At the same time, sunflower oil imports decreased by 18% from $389.9 million to $319 million. It is worth noting that the supplies of soybeans, corn, and sunflower oil together accounted for 90% of the total volume of Ukrainian agricultural products imported by Turkey, although in 2024 their share was 69%. The reason for the increase in imports is that part of the products Turkey buys from Ukraine is ...