The main problems of the oilseed industry for the current year are named
The oil and fat industry of Ukraine in 2022 will face a number of challenges.
This was stated by the Director General of the Association "Ukroliyaprom" Stepan Kapshuk in an interview with APK-Inform news agency.
He called the first issue that he would not like to face in 2022 is the abolition of the export duty on sunflower seeds.
"Because every year at different levels such attempts are made, and this can have unpredictable consequences for the industry," he explained.
The second painful problem, according to the expert, is the solution of problems with logistics, namely, the provision of tanks, grain carriers, traction, ensuring timely delivery to ports, storage of goods, exorbitantly high tariffs for the transportation of goods.
“The issue of technical regulation also remains a top priority this year,” Stepan Kapshuk believes.
In his opinion, the issue of supplying sunflower oil to the Chinese market is very relevant this year in connection with the new rules for registering oil exporters with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China.
“Ukraine submitted all the necessary documents in a timely manner, for which I am especially grateful to the Embassy of Ukraine in China and the State Food Service of Ukraine. We hope to further increase the export of our products to China in 2022,” he said.
Stepan Kapshuk also called the inclusion of sunflower oil in socially significant products at the end of 2021 (Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 30, 21 No. 1432) a “gift” to the industry, the increase in selling prices for which is subject to declaration.
“Given that this is being introduced temporarily, only for the period of quarantine measures, and also in connection with the opportunity to assist industry enterprises, especially those involved in refining and packaging, to receive gas from their own production, we did not mind. In general, our position remains unchanged, namely, the inclusion of sunflower oil in socially significant products in the future is inappropriate,” he summed up.