Category: Sunflower oil

Expansion: Qazaq-Astyq Group to launch a 200 tons/day sunflower oil refining and packaging facility in Q3 2026, boosting Kazakhstan’s value-added processing. Capacity: Existing plant reached full design capacity of 300,000 tons/year raw material processing in 2025, underscoring stable upstream supply. Exports: 2025 export volumes totaled 112,700 tons of sunflower oil and 88,900 tons of meal,…

Biodiesel-driven demand: Global vegetable oil use for biodiesel is projected to rise 11% to a record 48 million tonnes by 2026, tightening balances across the vegoil complex. Soybean oil outperforms: Soybean oil biodiesel demand is expected to climb 16% (+2.3 million tonnes) to 16.9 million tonnes, showing the strongest absolute growth among major oils. Palm…

Export surge: Ukraine’s sunflower oil exports rose 18% MoM in March to 427,000 tons, the highest monthly volume of the 2025/26 season. Middle East shift: Shipments to the Middle East nearly doubled to 106,600 tons, led by record flows to Jordan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. Route reconfiguration: Disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz redirected trade…

Domestic prices rising: Ukrainian sunflower seed values gained UAH 400–1,000/ton over the week, with high-oil seeds reaching around UAH 32,000/ton CPT. Exports under pressure: Sunflower oil export prices at Ukrainian ports slipped by about USD 5/ton, widening the gap between seed and oil markets. Farmer selling strong: Robust raw material supply reflects farmers’ need for…

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Production growth: Russian unrefined sunflower oil output rose 3.2% year-on-year to 1.3 million tons in Jan–Feb 2025, reinforcing export availability. Strong February momentum: February sunflower oil production climbed 13% year-on-year to 0.7 million tons, with a 1.5% month-on-month increase, signaling steady crush activity. Margarine weakness: Margarine production dropped 19.7% to 68,500 tons in the first…

Bearish for Russian exports: Sunflower oil export duty will surge 67% in April, sharply reducing Russia’s price competitiveness. Supportive for rivals: Higher Russian duties may divert demand toward Ukrainian and Argentine sunflower oil and meal. Complex-wide cost pressure: The return of a sunflower meal export duty raises costs across the sunflower products chain. Russia to…

Record Russian exports: Russia shipped 0.5 million tons of sunflower oil to India and Turkey in Jan–Feb 2025, up 18% year-on-year and setting a new record for the period. Stronger Argentine competition: Argentina’s 2025 sunflower harvest forecast jumped to 7 million tons, lifting projected sunflower oil exports to 1.83 million tons and increasing global supply…

Bullish: Tightening Ukrainian sunflower seed and oil supplies are mildly supportive for global sunflower oil prices as importers seek alternative origins or substitute oils. Bearish: Domestic sunflower oil consumption in Ukraine continues to decline, partially offsetting the impact of lower production on export availability. Ukrainian Sunflower Oil Export Outlook The Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club (UKAB)…

Bearish Black Sea Sunflower Oil: India’s sunflower oil imports plunged 45% month-on-month in February 2026 and are down 21% year-on-year for the November–February period, signaling softer demand from a key buyer. Bullish Palm Oil: Palm oil imports into India rose 11% month-on-month to 847,700 tonnes, underpinning overall growth in total vegetable oil inflows. Neutral-to-Bullish Veg…