The rapeseed market in Ukraine is entering the off-season: supply is decreasing.

Ukraine's rapeseed market is entering a phase of inter-seasonal calm amid the rapid depletion of domestic reserves. Processors and traders are increasingly reorienting themselves towards exports and forward contracts for the 2026 harvest. Ukraine's rapeseed market is gradually entering the inter-seasonal period as the supply in the domestic market is sharply decreasing. A significant portion of the available resources was sold off in the autumn and early winter, reports Spike Brokers. According to analysts, processing plants are actively switching to sunflower, while most traders are focusing on export operations or forward purchases of rapeseed for the 2026 harvest. In January 2026, Ukraine exported about 130 thousand tons of rapeseed, as well as almost 50 thousand tons of rapeseed oil, which translates to approximately 100 thousand tons of seed. Thus, in just one month, over 230 thousand tons of rapeseed were removed from the domestic balance. As of the end of January, estimated ...