Category: Sunflower oil

Turkey’s TMO secured 12,000 tons of crude sunflower oil via an April 16 tender at $1,417/MT C&F, confirming steady import demand. Supplier Aves won the tender with deliveries scheduled to Mersin port between April 27 and May 21, 2025. Benchmark pricing set for the Black Sea–Turkey corridor at $1,417/MT C&F and $1,427/MT ex-warehouse, signaling neutral…

Vegetable oil exports down 14.2% m/m: Ukrzaliznytsia moved 58,500 tons in the first half of April, signaling tighter supply flows. Meal and oilcake exports fall 13.8%: Shipments totaled 105,800 tons, pointing to reduced crushing activity or logistical bottlenecks. Land routes dominate logistics: Border crossings handled 58% of vegetable oil and 79% of meal exports, underscoring…

Record Argentine exports: Sunflower oil shipments reached 432,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, nearly double year-ago levels, led by strong Indian demand. Downward price pressure: Global sunflower oil prices are falling as supply surges and the premium over other vegetable oils narrows. Black Sea competition: Increased Argentine and Bulgarian exports are expected to pressure Ukrainian and…

Rising Sunflower Oil Inflows: India’s sunflower oil imports rose 15% year-on-year in March 2025 to 196,000 tonnes, highlighting firm demand despite shifts in supplier shares. Supplier Competition Intensifies: Russia retained the top position but lost volume, while Ukraine and Argentina sharply increased shipments, eroding Russia’s market share. Palm Oil Dominance: Total vegetable oil imports climbed…

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…