Farms of less than 1,000 ha account for 73% of rapeseed production, but oil production is dominated by 5 companies which accounted for 92% in 2021.
In 2020, the cost of rapeseed production in Ukraine was, on average, 1.5 times lower than in France.
Compared to the 2018-2021 average, Ukrainian production of rapeseed and rapeseed oil has risen by 57% and 174% respectively. Similarly, exports grew by 37% and 170% respectively. If Ukraine were to join the European Union, it would become the leading rapeseed producer in the EU, accounting for 24% of seed production and 4% of oil and meal production.
The EU was already the largest importer of Ukrainian rapeseed products before the war.
However, imports of rapeseed have increased, and the EU now receives 93% of Ukraine's rapeseed exports, compared to 83% in 2020/21.
