As of November 10, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.71 million metric tons of sunflowers, which is 22.8% higher than the figure for the same date last year, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, sunflowers were harvested from an area of 4.80 million hectares, or 91.6% of the projected area. The average yield is 22.3 centners per hectare, compared to 18.9 centners per hectare a year earlier.
Compared to November 7, 2025, the crop’s yield increased by 18%, while the area threshed rose by 4%.
Last year, as of the same date, Ukrainian farmers harvested 8.73 million metric tons of sunflowers from an area of 4.61 million hectares. Thus, this year’s gross harvest already exceeds the corresponding figure for the previous season by approximately 1.99 million metric tons.
The main factor behind the increase in production was higher yields, while the expansion of threshed acreage provided additional growth.
Sunflowers remain Ukraine’s primary oilseed crop and the main raw material for enterprises in the oil and fat industry. Sunflower oil production is one of the key sectors of Ukrainian agricultural exports.
The increase in the gross sunflower harvest creates an additional raw material base for oil extraction plants. At the same time, actual processing and export volumes will depend on plant capacity utilization, energy supply, logistics, and market conditions.
As of November 10, Ukrainian farmers had harvested a total of 17.91 million metric tons of major oilseeds—sunflower, soybeans, and rapeseed.
Original source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, November 10, 2026.
