Bulgaria leads in the import of sunflower from Ukraine to the EU with more than half of the quantity

Published 2022년 9월 30일

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Recent data from Oil World reveals a notable surge in the European Union's sunflower oil import, with a significant increase in July compared to the previous year. The majority of the sunflower oil imported was from Ukraine, followed by Moldova and Argentina. The largest importers were Bulgaria and Romania. As a result, Bulgaria has seen a substantial rise in sunflower meal exports, primarily to China, among other EU member states. This trend has led to a substantial growth in the EU's sunflower meal exports to third countries, especially to China, showing a marked increase from July 2021.

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In the last few months, the member states of the European Union have significantly increased the import of sunflower, thanks to which the export of products from its processing has also increased, experts of the authoritative German company Oil World comment, quoted by the electronic publication APK-Inform. In July, almost 700,000 tons of sunflower were delivered to the EU, compared to 28,000 tons in the same month of 2021, with 604,000 tons imported from Ukraine, 51,000 tons from Moldova and 28,000 tons from Argentina. The largest importers of the oilseed crop in the community are Bulgaria with 392 thousand tons and Romania with 127 thousand tons. Accordingly, Bulgaria has sharply increased the export of sunflower meal (meal) in July to 179 thousand tons, ...

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