# Processing instead of raw grain exports: how Ukraine can earn more from grains and oilseeds

> Ukraine's Ukrolyiaprom head Stepan Kapshuk urged expanding domestic processing, noting Ukraine produces about 6.5 million tonnes of feed a year. He said Ukraine must export about 62 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds, with transitional carryover of around 30 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:14:04.395Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80533-processing-instead-of-raw-grain-exports-how-ukraine-can-earn-more-from-grains
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting exports from raw grain to processed products like feed and meal could alter Ukrainian grain and meal flows, but the proposal is a long-term strategic view with limited immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-11-05 | [Ukraine's seaborne grain and oilseed exports in October rose y/y.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14258-ukraine-s-seaborne-grain-and-oilseed-exports-in-october-rose-y-y.md) | -1.4% | -5.0% |
| SBM | 2020-05-02 | [Poland and Ukraine to retain trade in oilseeds and by-products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53250-poland-and-ukraine-to-retain-trade-in-oilseeds-and-by-products.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2026-03-01 | [Will Ukraine be able to export all of its grain in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14133-will-ukraine-be-able-to-export-all-of-its-grain-in-2026.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Fed Holds Rates Steady as Soybeans Break Support and Russian Grain Exports Expand \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/76-fed-holds-rates-steady-as-soybeans-break-support-and-russian-grain-exports.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Ukraine sharply increased exports of soybean and sunflower meal in 2022/23 MR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36067-ukraine-sharply-increased-exports-of-soybean-and-sunflower-meal-in-2022-23-mr.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Grain export from Ukraine and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69296-grain-export-from-ukraine-and-russia.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-05 | [Export of grains from Ukraine exceeded 35 MT — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64883-export-of-grains-from-ukraine-exceeded-35-mt-latifundist-com.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- e-land.ua: https://e-land.ua/news/item/pererobka-zamist-syrovynnoho-eksportu-iak-ukrayina-mozhe-zarobliaty-bilshe-na-zernovykh-ta-oliinykh

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