The 2025/26 season has been paradoxical for the Ukrainian pea market: a record harvest has turned into record sales difficulties.

By the end of the season, production reached 653 thousand tonnes (+40% year-on-year) – the highest level in the last 7 years, yet export pace proved to be unusually low during the first half of the marketing year.

From July to December 2025, only 160 thousand tonnes of peas were exported from Ukraine (–34% year-on-year), which corresponds to just about one-third of the season’s total export potential.

For comparison, in previous years 60–70% of the volumes were sold by mid-season.

Traditional demand drivers – India and Turkey – have virtually disappeared from the market, while the expected Chinese direction has not yet become a mass-scale outlet.

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