Bulgaria breaks records for sunflower imports from Ukraine

Published Mar 15, 2023

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From September 2022 to February 2023, Bulgaria and Romania ranked first and second in the European Union for importing record amounts of sunflowers from Ukraine, accounting for 54% of the total import of Ukrainian oilseed crops in the EU. Despite logistical issues and a decrease in demand, Ukrainian analysts predict that the country will be able to export an additional 800-900 thousand tons of sunflowers in the second half of the current season.

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During the period September 2022 - February 2023, Bulgaria's import of sunflowers from Ukraine reached a record 429 thousand tons. With this volume of imports, our country ranks first in the European Union, with Romania in second place - with 406 thousand tons. According to the data published by the Ukrainian analytical agency "APK-Inform", the quantities imported by the two Balkan countries represent 54 percent of the total import of the Ukrainian oilseed crop in all EuroUnion member countries. The deal on the grain corridor from Ukraine has been extended, but only for 60 days Experts note that in the first half of the current 2022/23 marketing year, sunflower seed exports from Ukraine reached a record 1.54 million tons in the history of the country, with 80 percent of this amount being loaded for the EU, ...

Source: Sinor