To date, there are a lot of factors, which impact will contribute to the following growth of production volumes in the high-oleic sunflower market segment of Ukraine, the Vice-President of commerce at AgroGeneration Kateryna Konashchuk declared.
As for the market factors, Konashchuk mentioned stable growth of profitability of high-oleic sunflower production in Ukraine, as well as a rather attractive price premium for oilseed producers, due to good yield indices and high levels of oil content.
In addition, the continuing growth of the global consumption of vegetable oils with high content of oleic acid, increased global market demand for new types of vegetable oils, and popularization of healthy lifestyle in many countries, will contribute to development of good prospects for the growth of high-oleic sunflower seed production in Ukraine. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)