Kernel: sunflower oil, grain trading and export logistics
Kernel is a Ukrainian agribusiness group in farming, grain trading, sunflower oil and meal, and export logistics. Revenue USD 4.4 billion in FY2026.
Kernel is an agribusiness group based in Ukraine, with a Luxembourg holding company, covering farming, grain trading, oilseed crushing and export logistics.
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Kernel is an agribusiness group whose core operations are in Ukraine, while its holding company is registered in Luxembourg. The group brings several links of the grain and oilseed chain under one roof: it farms its own land, buys grain and oilseeds from other producers, crushes oilseeds into vegetable oil and meal, and runs the storage, handling and export infrastructure that moves these commodities to overseas buyers.
For farms, Kernel works as an outlet for grain and oilseeds, with crops taken in through its storage and handling network and either traded or processed. Sunflower seed, for example, is crushed into sunflower oil and protein-rich meal used in animal feed. For international buyers, the group supplies vegetable oils, oilseed meals and grain, and its own export logistics link Ukrainian farm production with destination markets. Farmers and buyers can therefore deal with Kernel at different stages of the same supply chain.
Size of the business
Kernel's group revenue was approximately USD 4.4 billion in the financial year ended 30 June 2026, covering its processing, trading, infrastructure and farming activities.
What does the company offer?
Kernel produces vegetable oils, including sunflower oil, and oilseed meals. It also trades grain, runs storage, handling and export logistics, and farms crops itself.
How should a buyer make contact?
Sales are organised by country and business unit, and the company website lists the local contacts for each market. A useful enquiry names the intended application, the volume involved and the required timing.
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