As of February 1 of the current year, in Ukraine sunflower seed carry-over stocks totaled 5.6 mln tonnes, up 64% compared with the same date in 2013, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on February 14.
According to data of the State Statistics Service, directly agricultural enterprises (except of small ones) stored 2.6 mln tonnes of the oilseed, up 67% compared with February 1, 2013; but the enterprises engaged in processing and storage of sunflower seed - 3 mln tonnes (up 60%).