# Ukraine Increases Oilseed Flax Exports to the EU by 50%

> The EU imported 182 thousand tonnes of oilseed flax in July–October of the 2026/27 marketing year, up 47.9% year on year. Kazakhstan supplied about 55% of imports, while Canada rose 3.7 times and Ukraine grew 49.6% to 18.75 thousand tonnes, making it the third-largest supplier. Russian flax imports fell 95.9% due to import duties.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T12:07:06.153Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99314-ukraine-increases-oilseed-flax-exports-to-the-eu-by-50
- Commodities: [Linseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LINSEED.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting supply toward Kazakhstan, Canada and Ukraine, and away from Russia, reflects duty-driven trade flows; rail restrictions on Baltic transit and higher Belarus-Klaipeda routing costs could tighten European logistics and modestly support flax prices.

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- LINSEED: neutral

## Sources

- agroportal.ua: https://agroportal.ua/en/news/ukraina/ukrajina-zbilshila-na-50-eksport-oliynogo-lonu-do-yes

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