Disruptions in the export of oil from Ukraine will most adversely affect the EU, Africa, and the Middle East.

Russian occupiers are attacking sunflower oil logistics and processing in Ukraine, which will affect the countries of the European Union, Africa, and the Middle East. This was reported by Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Economics of Agricultural Production and International Integration of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics," Ph.D. in Economics Bohdan Dukhnytskyi, as reported by UNIAN. "The geographical structure of the export of Ukrainian sunflower oil is quite diversified. In 2025, the largest by value purchases were made by India (USD 743 million), Spain (USD 722 million), and the Netherlands (USD 590 million). Their combined share amounted to almost 40%. Significant demand was also observed from Italy, Turkey, France, Iraq, and Egypt. The problem of the stability of sunflower oil supplies from Ukraine may primarily affect the countries of the European Union, the Middle East, and Africa. The global sunflower oil market is currently not in ...