News From Agro-Industrial Complex

According to preliminary estimates by Oil World, global sunflower seed production in the 2026/27 marketing year could rise to 63.3 million tonnes, compared with 57.5 million tonnes in the previous season and an average of 56.2 million tonnes over the past five years. As a result, the market is moving closer to historic highs, driven by expansion in key producing countries.

In April, Ukraine exported significantly more wheat than in March. According to the State Statistics Service, 1.29 million tons were shipped, compared to 803 thousand tons a month earlier.

Since the beginning of the season, exports have amounted to 11.06 million tons.

As reported by Spike Brokers, April was a month of acceleration after a weaker March, but the overall seasonal dynamics continue to depend on the concentration of demand on individual large importers and price competition from the Black Sea region.

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China has opened its market to Ukrainian peas following an audit, Ukraine’s State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection reported.

The Chinese side inspected the operating conditions of Ukrainian enterprises as well as their laboratory control capabilities. Based on the results, Ukraine received official authorization to export peas to China.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Mondelēz chocolate factory in Trostianets, Sumy region. The ballistic missile hit one of the plant’s production buildings, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reported.

“Russia has struck another American business in Ukraine — the civilian manufacturing facility of Mondelēz in Trostianets, one of the first major U.S. investments in Ukraine’s independent economy,” the statement said.

According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.