According to the Agricultural Economics Institute, rapeseed production in Ukraine amounted to 2.214 MMT in 2017, or 91.9% more than a year ago. The rapeseed crop increase results both from a rape acreage expansion by almost 1.8 times and a 7.4% yield rise. Sunseed production will amount to 12.05 MMT in 2017 (down 11%). The soybean crop will amount to 2.884 MMT (down 9.2%).