This decrease was due to greater domestic processing of oilseeds, which this year is projected at its highest level in 5 years – 3.1 million tons.
This trend, in turn, has led to an increase in exports from Argentina of products of processing the oilseed. So, in April, the country increased its shipments of sunflower oil to 96 (79) thousand tons. The key buyers were India – 30 (23) thousand tonnes and Egypt – 25 (0) thousand tons. Export of sunflower meal amounted to 120 (84) thousand tons.
Total for January-April of this year, Argentina has supplied to foreign markets 23 (149) thousand tons of sunflower seeds, 269 (295) thousand tons of sunflower oil and 345 (287) thousand tons of sunflower meal. It is worth noting that the greatest demand of Argentine oil for the period used by Egypt, India and Chile, while the meal – from the EU countries.
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