Purchase prices for sunflower seeds in Ukraine rose by 500 UAH/ton over the week and currently stand at 31,000–32,000 UAH/ton (or $620–640 per ton excluding VAT for 50% oil content) delivered to the plant, according to the Ukrainian Electronic Grain Exchange.
Analysts noted that the positive trend is driven by a $5 per ton increase in the price of Ukrainian sunflower oil—to $1,295–1,305 (delivery to Black Sea ports)—amid rising demand from the biofuel industry.
At the same time, oil is a global growth driver, with prices exceeding $100 per barrel following U.S. President Donald Trump’s televised address. The promise to end the war with Iran within two to three weeks failed to meet analysts’ expectations of an immediate cessation of attacks and a shift to negotiations, keeping energy prices at high levels.
“Processors continue to actively build up sunflower seed stocks amid increased sales by farmers, hoping for further growth in sunflower oil prices following other vegetable oils in the near future. At the same time, demand for meal has not yet increased, as feed grain prices remain stable at low levels, and South America is increasing its supply of soybean meal,” exchange experts said.
According to experts, due to low processing rates in the first half of the season, as of March 1, sunflower stocks in Ukraine stood at 3.5 million tons, which is 1.4% higher than last year’s figure. This will allow for an increase in production rates, full utilization of plant capacity before the start of the rapeseed season in July, and taking advantage of favorable global market conditions.
At the same time, competition from South America is expected to intensify in April, as buyers actively shift their focus to the new harvest. As of March 27, Argentina had already harvested 61% of its sunflower acreage and is increasing exports to the EU. In Brazil, 75% of the soybean acreage has been harvested (compared to 82% last year), and the export forecast for March stands at 16 million tons, compared to 10.7 million tons in February.
According to the Ukroliyaprom association, sunflower oil production in Ukraine for the 2025/2026 marketing year is projected at 4.6 million tons, which is 10% less than the previous season’s figure. Exports may decline by 6.4% to 4.4 million tons amid the lowest sunflower yield in the last 10 years. At the same time, foreign exchange earnings from exports are rising due to favorable global prices.
Sunflower prices in Ukraine rose by 500 UAH per week
According to Open4business, excise tax revenues to the general fund of the state budget in January–March 2026 amounted to UAH 74.1 billion, compared to UAH 60.0 billion for the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance reported, citing data from the State Treasury.
In March, excise tax revenues amounted to 29.1 billion UAH, compared to 22.6 billion UAH in March 2025, the ministry added.
VAT revenue from imported goods rose to 147.6 billion hryvnia in January–March 2026, compared with 118.8 billion hryvnia a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance reported.
VAT on goods produced in Ukraine over the three-month period amounted to 81.8 billion UAH, compared with 85.2 billion UAH a year earlier, whilst VAT refunds increased to 58.8 billion UAH from 42.4 billion UAH. In March, VAT on imported goods amounted to 59.9 billion UAH (44.9 billion UAH a year earlier), VAT on domestic goods to 23.0 billion UAH (26.1 billion UAH), and VAT refunds rose to 18.2 billion UAH from 13.8 billion UAH.
According to Fixygen, Ivano-Frankivsktorf PJSC will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on April 21, 2026, via remote participation. Shareholders will review the financial statements, last year’s financial results, and matters related to current management.
The company operates in the peat extraction and processing sector. According to Opendatabot, the controlling stake is held by private Ukrainian shareholders. Companies of this type have historically been important for the fuel and agricultural sectors, and today they are also of interest in terms of local sources of raw materials and fuel.
A significant portion of the increase in general fund revenue for the state budget in January–March 2026 is attributable to international aid in the form of grants totaling 173.1 billion UAH, the Ministry of Finance reported.
However, in March, the volume of grants fell to 8.8 billion UAH after 62.9 billion UAH in February and 101.4 billion UAH in January, whereas in March of last year, grants amounted to 97.8 billion UAH. Against the backdrop of lower grants, general fund revenues in March fell by 16.6% to 267.7 billion hryvnia, although total budget revenues for the month rose by 0.9% to 392.6 billion hryvnia.
According to Fixygen, JSC “Ukrainian Capital Bank” will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on April 29, 2026, via remote participation. Shareholders will review the bank’s financial statements, financial results, and development strategy.
The bank operates in the corporate segment and serves business clients. According to Opendatabot, a controlling stake (over 75%) is held by Ukrainian businessman Andriy Onystrat through affiliated entities. The bank is actively engaged in the settlement and cash management segment and business financing.
