Ukraine exports oilseeds worth $1.3 bln in nine months

"In particular, exports of rapeseed and soybeans in monetary terms amounted to $0.6 billion each, while sunflower oil exports were estimated at $3.2 billion," the agency said in an update.

The major importers of Ukrainian oilseeds were Turkey (14.2%), the Netherlands (11.2%), Germany (10.9%), Iran (9.1%), Belgium (8.8%), Egypt (7.4%), and Pakistan (5.5%), which together form two-thirds of the Ukrainian oilseed exporters' income.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine had increased oilseed export by 1.75 times as of November 2, 2017, to 2.1 million tonnes against 1.2 million tonnes a year ago. In particular, the agrarians shipped 1.7 million tonnes of rapeseed and 0.4 million tonnes of soybeans abroad.