# Russia Maintains High Export Duties on Oilseeds to Support Domestic Processing Amid Farmer Concerns

> Russia continues to apply high export duties on oilseeds in 2026, including 50% on sunflower seed, 20% on soybeans and 30% on rapeseed. The sunflower seed duty has been extended through August 31, 2028, with a possible policy review in September 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T06:07:24.595Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100752-russia-maintains-high-export-duties-on-oilseeds-to-support-domestic-processing
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Export duties keep raw oilseeds inside Russia, lowering crusher input costs and boosting domestic meal and oil supply, while depressing farmgate prices during surplus periods and limiting Russian seed exports.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-04 | [Ukraine introduces 0.714 coefficient for minimum export prices on grains and oilseeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12804-ukraine-introduces-0-714-coefficient-for-minimum-export-prices-on-grains-and.md) | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Malaysia to support palm oil producers' compliance with EU deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28329-malaysia-to-support-palm-oil-producers-compliance-with-eu-deforestation-law.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2020-01-13 | [Argentine farmers increased forward selling of soybeans to avoid higher export taxes — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54931-argentine-farmers-increased-forward-selling-of-soybeans-to-avoid-higher-export.md) | -0.6% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58069-usda-announces-details-of-support-package-for-farmers-usda.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-04-09 | [Brazilian crushers buy back soybean oil export positions to sell domestically - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30815-brazilian-crushers-buy-back-soybean-oil-export-positions-to-sell-domestically.md) | -2.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLGwMRZ5erRFeQxhch45aXcB

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