Ukraine sunflower oil exports jump 59.7pc so far in 2019/20

• Seaport exports of sunflower oil totalled 1.958 million tonnes so far, up from 1.226 million tonnes in the same period a season ago.
• The consultancy said exports jumped to 223,000 tonnes in the week ended Jan. 18-24, from 29,000 tonnes a week earlier.

KIEV: Ukraine, the world's top exporter of sunflower oil, increased its seaport exports of the commodity by almost 60pc so far in the 2019/20 season, preliminary data from APK-Inform consultancy showed on Monday.

Seaport exports of sunflower oil totalled 1.958 million tonnes so far, up from 1.226 million tonnes in the same period a season ago, according to the consultancy.

The consultancy said exports jumped to 223,000 tonnes in the week ended Jan. 18-24, from 29,000 tonnes a week earlier.

Ukraine exported 6.063 million tonnes in the previous Sept-Aug 2018-19 season, according to the Ukrainian sunoil producers' association.