Agricultural exports from Ukraine rose in February, thanks to increased shipments of wheat and soybeans offsetting lower exports of corn, rapeseed and products of the sunflower complex, customs data show.
Ukraine exported about 4.36mn t of grains, oilseeds and by-products in February, up from 4.06mn t in January but well below the 7.34mn t shipped a year ago.
Shipments from the deep-sea ports of Pivdennyi-Odesa-Chornomorsk totalled 3.77mn t in the reporting month, representing about 86pc of Ukraine's total agricultural exports (see chart).
Agricultural exports from Danube river ports continued to decline, to 183,073t in February, the lowest since May 2022.
Grains
Ukraine shipped 3.4mn t of grains in February, up from 3.14mn t in January but down from 5.62mn t a year earlier (see chart).
Corn exports fell slightly to 2.16mn t in the reporting month, from 2.25mn t in January, and down from 2.92mn t a year earlier. Spain was the largest buyer of Ukrainian corn in February, followed by Italy, Egypt and Turkey, according to customs export declarations.
In contrast, wheat exports rose to 1.16mn t last month, from 822,022t in January, but were well below the 2.5mn t a year earlier. Spain remained the largest buyer, while Egypt, Italy, Algeria and Tunisia made up the top five.
Barley exports climbed to 74,099t last month, from 61,689t in January, but down from 206,057t a year earlier. Libya was the main buyer, followed by Cyprus and Israel.
Oilseeds
Ukraine exported 965,486t of oilseeds, vegetable oils and meals in February, up from 928,100t in January but below the 1.72mn t a year earlier.
Soybean exports rose to 391,201t last month, from 193,966t in January and 284,571t a year earlier (see chart).
Turkey was the largest buyer of Ukrainian soybeans, followed by Egypt and the Netherlands.
Ukraine's rapeseed exports fell to 30,659t last month, from 101,199t in January and 259,321t a year earlier. This brought the country's total rapeseed exports to almost 3mn t since the start of the 2024-25 marketing year (July-June).
Exports of sunflower seed (SFS) fell to only 769t in February, from 19,968t the previous month and 34,584t a year earlier.
Sunflower oil (SFO) exports declined to 290,983t in February, from 339,976t in January and 590,987t a year earlier. Italy was the main destination for Ukrainian SFO in February. Spain, the Netherlands, India and Turkey are also ranked in the top five.
Exports of sunflower meal (SFM) decreased to 206,103t in February, from 233,265t the previous month and 516,227t a year earlier. China was the largest buyer of Ukrainian SFM, followed by Poland and France.
