# Declining crude oil and vegetable oil prices lower prices for sunflower seeds and oil in Ukraine

> Brent crude fell 2.1% to $71 a barrel on the week and sunflower oil prices in Ukraine dropped $10-20/t at Black Sea ports. Chicago May soyoil fell 7.5% in the week amid South American harvest prospects and China's soy tariff.

- Date: 2025-03-05 · published 2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11140-declining-crude-oil-and-vegetable-oil-prices-lower-prices-for-sunflower-seeds
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude and vegoil prices reduce biofuel-linked support for oilseeds and push sunflower meal and oil values lower for Black Sea buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-12-20 | [Oil demand flashes red, sending crude prices even lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11080-oil-demand-flashes-red-sending-crude-prices-even-lower.md) | -6.7% | +12.5% |
| WTI | 2020-09-30 | [Prices for vegetable oil are falling after oil quotations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51197-prices-for-vegetable-oil-are-falling-after-oil-quotations.md) | +3.7% | +0.8% |
| WTI | 2023-08-21 | [Crude oil settles lower as hope fades for Chinese demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34761-crude-oil-settles-lower-as-hope-fades-for-chinese-demand.md) | -1.2% | +12.6% |
| WTI | 2025-04-07 | [Palm and Soy Oil Prices Drop as Oil Prices Decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9631-palm-and-soy-oil-prices-drop-as-oil-prices-decline.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| WTI | 2022-12-06 | [Ringgit ends lower against US dollar as oil prices decline \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38501-ringgit-ends-lower-against-us-dollar-as-oil-prices-decline-malay-mail.md) | -5.0% | -5.3% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-20 | [Oil demand flashes red, sending crude prices even lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11080-oil-demand-flashes-red-sending-crude-prices-even-lower.md) | -8.1% | +10.6% |
| BRENT | 2020-03-13 | [Crude oil sell-offs see prices for palm oil decline \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54237-crude-oil-sell-offs-see-prices-for-palm-oil-decline-analysis-and-features-the.md) | -18.6% | -21.4% |
| BRENT | 2023-08-21 | [Crude oil settles lower as hope fades for Chinese demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34761-crude-oil-settles-lower-as-hope-fades-for-chinese-demand.md) | -0.5% | +11.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/declining-oil-and-vegetable-oil-prices-lower-prices-for-sunflower-seeds-and-oil-in-ukraine/

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