?Ukraine increased sunflower production last year by almost 16%, strengthening its lead over Russia as the world’s largest producer of sunflower oil.

?Ukraine increased sunflower production last year by almost 16%, strengthening its lead over Russia as the world’s largest producer of sunflower oil. Production increased to 14.2 million tons, according to the Statistics Service. Other oil seeds also increased: soy – up 14% to 4.5 million tons; and canola up 25% to almost 3 million tons.