Bulgaria. Rapeseed market. Current situation

and hope for minimal losses. In Dec, RPS crops are in the rosette phase and near-term weather conditions remain supportive. Early in Dec, Bulgaria imported the first of Canadian RPS. Total RPS imports in 2025/26 is 133.6 K mt (July-Dec 2025), broadly in line with last season. Lower imports highlight, that in the current 2025/26 season RPS imports is more cautious, as crushers are waiting for clear signals from the EU market. According to UkrAgroConsult, Bulgaria imported 14.5 K mt of Ukrainian rapeseed oil in Dec and 13.8 K mt in Nov. As of early December, Bulgarian processing plants continued crushing RPS at a rate of 1.2-1.5 K mt per week. In previous seasons, processing accelerated already in Nov. The slowdown in Bulgarian rapeseed processing is explained by the broader EU market conditions. Canada redirected canola flows toward the EU as Canadian 2025 canola crop is high, while demand from the US and China is weak. In addition to canola, Canada actively shipped rapeseed meal ...