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Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports Jump 66% So Far In 2019/20: APK-Inform

By Dayeeta Das
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Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports Jump 66% So Far In 2019/20: APK-Inform

Ukraine, the world's top exporter of sunflower oil, increased its seaborne exports of the commodity by around 66% so far in the 2019/20 season, preliminary data from the APK-Inform consultancy showed on Monday.

Seaport exports of sunflower oil totalled 2.438 million tonnes so far in the 2019/20 season, which runs from August to September, up from 1.466 million tonnes in the same period the previous season, according to the consultancy.

The consultancy said exports rose to 200,000 tonnes in the week of 15-21 February, from 126,000 tonnes a week earlier.

Ukraine exported 6.063 million tonnes of sunflower oil in the previous crop season in 2018-19, according to the Ukrainian sunoil producers' association.

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