Allseeds has suspended operations in the Odesa region due to attacks on ports
This was reported by Allseeds in an official statement.
The company stated that continuing operations in the Odesa region poses extremely high risks to the lives of employees, equipment and infrastructure.
“This difficult decision was taken in view of the overriding need to ensure the safety of employees, as well as to preserve the company’s production assets, infrastructure, human and operational capacity,” the statement reads.
The suspension of operations will be carried out in accordance with Ukrainian legislation. Allseeds plans to retain the resources, staff and equipment necessary for a possible resumption of operations once the security situation improves.
The company has not specified an exact date for the resumption of production. Nor does the statement clarify whether the decision entails staff redundancies or the complete shutdown of all the group’s individual facilities.
What are Allseeds’ facilities in the Odesa region?
Allseeds’ main production and export facilities are located at the Port of Pivdennyi. The company processes oilseeds, stores its products and tranships them onto seagoing vessels.
According to Allseeds, the plant can process up to 2,400 tonnes of sunflower seeds, 1,800 tonnes of rapeseed or 1,500 tonnes of soya per day.
The company’s terminal is capable of loading up to 1,000 tonnes of vegetable oil per hour and servicing Panamax-class vessels with a capacity of up to 65,000 tonnes. Allseeds describes itself as Ukraine’s third-largest exporter in its sector.
In December 2025, a Russian strike had already damaged the Allseeds oil terminal at the port of Pivdennyi. One worker was killed, two were injured, and thousands of tonnes of sunflower oil were destroyed in the resulting fire.
Will there be a shortage of oil in shops?
Allseeds’ decision does not in itself mean that bottled sunflower oil will disappear from Ukrainian shops. The company is primarily engaged in the industrial processing of oilseeds, the export of unrefined oil and meal, as well as port transhipment.
The immediate consequences relate to the volumes of raw material processed, purchases from agricultural producers, maritime exports and foreign exchange earnings. Risks to the domestic market may increase if other large processing enterprises also begin to suspend operations.
What is happening with maritime exports
Allseeds has become yet another major company to scale back operations due to Russian attacks on the ports of Greater Odesa. Previously, damage had forced Kernel to halt operations at its terminals in Chornomorsk, whilst container carrier Maersk suspended its service via the Chornomorsk fishing port.
Shipowners have also temporarily halted calls at Ukrainian Black Sea ports to load agricultural produce. The government has not officially closed the maritime corridor, but private companies are cancelling voyages due to the threat to vessels and crews.
According to Reuters, as a result of the attacks, Ukraine has lost approximately a third of its capacity to export grain via Black Sea ports. The Danube ports and the railway remain alternative routes, but they cannot quickly replace all maritime transport.Ukraine has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on 27 July due to Russian attacks on civilian vessels and the threat to international food trade.
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