In 2016/17 MY, Ukraine increased the imports of high-oleic sunflower seeds - APK-Inform

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According to APK-Inform Agency figures, in 2016/17 MY the imports of high-oleic sunflower seed matrials to Ukraine (for the harvest-2017) totaled 2.44 thsd tonnes, an increase of 11.8% compared with the previous season. In monetary terms, the imports of the seeds totaled 22.1 mln USD (up 12.6%).

In the case of high-oleic sunflower seed cultivation in Ukraine, agrarians prefer using import hybrids. The portfolio of sunflower seed materials on the Ukrainian market includes nearly 30 hybrids of foreign selection from more than 10 global breeders, and the number of seed distributors continues growing every year, said the oilseed market analyst at APK-Inform Agency, Julia Ivanitskaya.

Also, she also specified that in 2016/17 MY Syngenta kept the leadership among breeders of the seeds imported to Ukraine, and increased its market share to 50%. In physical terms, the company increased seeds supplying by 24% compared with last season.

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