Due to the sunflower shortage, almost half of the national processing capacities may remain underutilized.

The imbalance between processing capacities and sunflower seed supply this year could reach approximately 10.2 million tons, intensifying competition among plants for raw materials and creating significant pressure on the processing margin. This is stated in the "Kernel" report for the first quarter of 2026 FY (July-September). Reports Latifundist.com. As noted in the report, the market environment for the oilseed processing segment in the current season appears more challenging than last year. As the harvest campaign concludes, our forecast for the sunflower harvest in Ukraine in 2025 remains at 11.4 million tons, which is the lowest figure in the last ten years. The company pointed out that the market has never faced such a noticeable deficit, which is why "almost half of the national processing capacities may remain underutilized." It is worth recalling that sunflower was harvested on an area of 5.1 million hectares (93%). 9.01 million tons of seeds were threshed with an ...