Ukrainian sunflower prices surged over the week on higher sunflower oil prices and strong demand from processors. Power outages in southern and frontline regions forced many small plants to halt, reducing domestic oil and meal supply.
Seed prices reached record levels of 28,800-30,000 UAH/t at 48% fat content.
Reduced crushing capacity tightens domestic oil and meal supply, supporting sunflower meal and oil prices. Export market softness could signal a price correction ahead.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 85 past bullish logistics events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (64% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.7%), and +3.1% over 20.
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Reports that outages forced small plants to halt, reducing Ukrainian oil and meal supply, point to tighter meal availability, though the report is dated a day after the move.