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This report analyzes the growth of sunseed production and crushing in the Black Sea region, including the impacts of investments, government support, and new markets. It also provides data on sunflower yields, sunseed production, sunoil exports, and crushing margins.
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Black Sea region: Development of sunseed production and crushing Sergey Feofilov UkrAgroConsult Prepared for the Second Seminar “Policy Options for the Ukrainian Sunflower Sector” April 2005
Black Sea Region: total sunseed production and crushing, KMT 4
Ukraine: Forecast of the 2005 grain and sunseed production * forecast 8
New drivers in ag production in the Black Sea countries • Investments in the agrarian sector • Behavior of farmers was modified • Development of export aimed infrastructure of the market • Currency exchange factor • Increase in the government support 9
Investments in the agrarian sector • Growth of input usage • Lower dependence on weather • Stabilization of production • Increase in grain export potential 10
Black Sea Region: Main operators of sunseed/sunoil market 12
ROMANIA BULGARIA 13
Government support to the Ag Sector • Cheaper credits and insurance • Direct payments per hectare • Large investment in export logistics 14
New markets • WTO joining • Closer to consumers and lower freight rates 17
Ukraine: Sunoil export in 2004/05 season (September – January) 19
Argentina: Sunoil export in 2004/05 season (September - January) 22