# Russian export duty on sunflower oil to rise 2.5-fold in July

> Russia's Ministry of Agriculture set the July 2026 export duty on sunflower oil at RUB 3,294.2 per ton, up from RUB 1,337.5 in June. The sunflower meal duty stays at zero. The indicative oil price rose slightly to $1,297.2 per ton.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12621-russian-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-rise-2-5-fold-in-july
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 2.5-fold jump in the oil export duty lowers the Russian export margin for sunflower oil, which tends to support world sunflower oil prices and firm demand for alternatives. The zero meal duty keeps Russian meal exports open.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-01-27 | [Russia’s sunflower oil export duty will rise in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12815-russia-s-sunflower-oil-export-duty-will-rise-in-february.md) | -0.9% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2025-01-07 | [Duty on Russian sunflower oil exports to increase 1.7 times \| GrainProTrade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26628-duty-on-russian-sunflower-oil-exports-to-increase-1-7-times-grainprotrade.md) | +10.8% | +13.6% |
| SBO | 2025-01-24 | [Russia's export duty on sunflower oil to jump 10.7% to 17,800 rubles per tonne in Feb - AgMin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26632-russia-s-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-jump-10-7-to-17-800-rubles-per-tonne.md) | +1.1% | +4.7% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [Duty on sunflower oil exports from Russia to jump nearly threefold MoM in July; duty on meal to remain zero - Agriculture Ministry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12623-duty-on-sunflower-oil-exports-from-russia-to-jump-nearly-threefold-mom-in-july.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2022-05-17 | [Russia to hike sunflower export levy from start of June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41518-russia-to-hike-sunflower-export-levy-from-start-of-june.md) | -2.1% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1555163

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