Ukraine produced 1.9 million tons of sunflower oil in January-April. In Ukraine, the production of unrefined oil in January-April increased by 31 percent compared to the same period last year. This is stated on the website of Gosstat. It is reported that in these months, 1.9 million tons of sunflower oil was produced, while in April - 455 thousand tons, which is 12 percent less than the previous month, and 18 percent more than last April. Gosstat also said that the production of margarines and edible fats in January-April of this year increased by 31.2 percent compared to the same period in 2016 - up to 74.3 thousand tons. In April, in comparison with March, the production of margarines and fats decreased by 1.
5 percent, and compared to April 2016 - increased by 44.9 percent, to 19.6 thousand tons. Recall that for the first three months of this year, agroexport of Ukraine grew by almost 40 percent, while sales of products of oils, plant growing and fat increased most.. Earlier it was also reported that the export of agricultural products of Ukraine to the EU allowed it to enter the TOP-3 countries that "actually feed the EU".
Original article: Sunflower oil production increased by a quarter.