Ukroliyaprom's forecasts for the main indicators of the 2025/26 oilseed season look more realistic than USDA estimates

According to the forecast of the Ukroliyaprom association, the total production of main oilseed crops in Ukraine in the 2025/26 MY will amount to 22.6 million tons, in particular sunflower - 13.1 million tons, rapeseed - 3.3 million tons, soybeans - 6.2 million tons.

Recall that in the July report, USDA experts estimated the sunflower harvest in Ukraine at 14 million tons (13 million tons in 2024/25), rapeseed - at 3.7 (3.8) million tons, and soybeans - at a record level of 7.6 (7) million tons.

According to the association's forecast, the total volume of oilseed processing in the 2025/26 MY will be 17.7 million tons (of which sunflower - 13 million tons, soybean - 3.1 million tons, rapeseed - 1.6 million tons), and the total export volume - 4.9 million tons (of which soybean - 3 million tons, rapeseed - 1.7 million tons, sunflower - about 200 thousand tons).

The total volume of oil production in the 2025/26 MY, according to the association's forecast, will be approximately 7.1 million tons, of which sunflower - almost 5.8 million tons, rapeseed - 680 thousand tons, and soybean - 620 thousand tons.