Ukraine: rapeseed exports exceed crushing

Large and medium-sized crushers of Ukraine produced 2.5 KMT of rapeseed oil in December 2016 against 2 KMT in November 2016 and 7.2 KMT in December 2015. Rapeseed oil production at Ukraine’s large and medium-sized plants has amounted to 61.6 KMT since the beginning of the season 2016/2017, or down by 52% YoY. Analysts note…

Ukraine: food exports to UAE down in 2016

Exports of Ukrainian food to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell by 19% in 2016, to $106 million, the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) has reported. “In 2013-2015 revenue from food supplies to UAE fell from $165 million to $134 million, and in January-November 2016 we had $106 million. The trend is disappointing,” UFEB Director…