Category: Sunflower oil

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…

Dominant supplier: Ukraine retained a 92% share of EU sunflower oil imports in July–January 2025/26 MY despite lower export volumes. Tighter supply: Overall EU sunflower oil imports fell 18.8% year-on-year to 1.04 million tonnes, reflecting constrained supply rather than weaker demand. Harvest impact: Ukraine’s sunflower harvest decline from 13.0 to 10.5 million tonnes is capping…

Bullish (Palm & Soybean Oil): Record price discounts and seasonal demand drove India’s palm oil imports to a six‑month high and lifted soybean oil purchases. Bearish (Sunflower Oil – Black Sea): India’s 45% month-on-month drop in sunflower oil imports weighs on Ukrainian and Russian exporters and pressures sunflower oil values. Global Impact: Strong Indian demand…

Export surge: Kazakhstan’s vegetable oil and meal exports to China jumped 85% year-on-year in the first four months of 2025/26, reinforcing its position as the second-largest sunflower oil supplier to China. Revenue growth: Foreign exchange earnings from exports to China rose 71% to $137 million in early 2025/26, after reaching $255 million over the full…

Rail exports rising: Ukrainian vegetable oil exports by rail rose 28% month-on-month to 114,700 tonnes in the first 25 days of February. Shift from ports to borders: Border crossing exports surged 84.8% year-on-year and now account for 66% of rail volumes, while port shipments fell 46.1%. Oilcake and meal resilience: Oilcake and meal exports totaled…

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