# Ukrainian sun meal in the global animal feed market. Are the meal exports becoming more regionally concentrated? Forecast for 2022/23

> Ukraine remains the leading sunflower meal exporter in 2022/23 despite a forecast 11% drop in exports. Shipments from September to December 2022 reached 1,454 K mt, up 0.5% year on year, with the grain corridor enabling sales to China and the EU. Exports to the EU are expected to slow in early 2023 as Ukraine ships high volumes of sunseed and Bulgaria and Romania increase crushing.

- Date: 2023-02-03 · published 2023-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12876-ukrainian-sun-meal-in-the-global-animal-feed-market-are-the-meal-exports
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Ukraine's sunmeal export flows set EU and Chinese feed meal supply, and slower EU shipments could firm regional meal prices. The shift toward China and reliance on the Black Sea corridor make logistics a continuing risk.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SUNMEAL | 2023-02-06 | 1 | -16.4% | -2.5 | Forecast of slower Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU in early 2023, as more sunseed is shipped and Bulgaria and Romania expand crushing, points to weaker export demand and a bearish trade-flow signal for sunflower meal prices, though it is too modest to explain a 16% one-day drop alone. |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/will-ukraine-be-able-to-fully-realize-the-export-potential-of-the-sunflower-meal-market-in-the-current-season/

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