# Russia’s sunflower oil export duty will rise in February

> Russia's sunflower oil export duty will rise by 196.4 rubles to 9,495 rubles per ton in February, according to the agriculture ministry. The duty on sunflower meal stays at zero for a second consecutive month. February duties were calculated on indicative prices of $1,233.3 per ton for oil and $195.2 per ton for meal.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12815-russia-s-sunflower-oil-export-duty-will-rise-in-february
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A higher export duty on Russian sunflower oil makes exports less competitive, tightening supply to world markets and supporting oil prices. The zero meal duty keeps Russian meal exports unhindered.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [Russian export duty on sunflower oil to rise 2.5-fold in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12621-russian-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-rise-2-5-fold-in-july.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| 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 | 2026-01-26 | [Russia Increases February 2026 Export Duty on Sunflower Oil by 2.1%, Maintains Zero Duty on Sunflower Meal \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12817-russia-increases-february-2026-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-by-2-1-maintains.md) | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| 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 | 2026-07-28 | [Russia raises August sunflower oil export duty amid logistics disruptions — CropGPT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18465-russia-raises-august-sunflower-oil-export-duty-amid-logistics-disruptions.md) | -1.2% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/amp/1552692

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