Ukraine's largest producer of sunflower oil shut down all factories after drone attacks.
The Kernel agricultural holding, which produces Shchedri Dar, Stozhar and Chumak under the brands, completely stopped all oil processing plants and suspended the purchase of sunflower seeds after massive attacks by Russian drones.
As the company reported on November 12, during the last 24 hours, drones attacked production sites of food industry factories, including kernel facilities. Industrial buildings, equipment and tanks were damaged.
At the same time, Kernel continues to ship products from warehouse stocks and fulfill obligations to Ukrainian farmers and partners. The company says it remains financially and operationally strong.
The consequences of the attacks have already affected the company's performance. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, Kernel processed 564,000 tons of oilseeds - almost the same as the corresponding period last year. However, oil sales fell by 48%, to 165,000 tons. The company was unable to ship products for almost the entire quarter due to attacks on ants.
At the end of September, at the economic sustainability forum, Kernel CEO Yevgeny Osipov called the current problems much more serious than the ones the company faced at the beginning of the SVO.
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