Ukraine: The lengthy procedure for obtaining export licenses guides sellers towards selling sunflower seeds on the domestic market

* Exports of grains, oilseeds and processed products for the first 4 days of 2024 amounted to: corn - 388 thousand tons, wheat - 185 thousand tons, barley - 32 thousand tons, soybeans - 26 thousand tons, rapeseed - 20 thousand tons , sunflower - 3 thousand tons, sunflower oil - 60 thousand tons, soybean oil - 1 thousand tons, sunflower cake and meal - 28 thousand tons, soybean cake and meal - 3 thousand tons. * In December 2023, the total export of grains, oilseeds and processed products amounted to about 7.3 million tons. * From January 1 to January 3, the passage of agricultural products for export through automobile checkpoints was 1.4 thousand tons; for comparison, in December for the same period this figure was 39.4 thousand tons, and in November 51.1 thousand tons. The lengthy procedure for obtaining export licenses guides sellers towards selling sunflower seeds on the domestic market. Prices for sunflower with delivery to the plant in Ukraine were trading in the range of ...