# Russia Nearly Doubles September Export Duty on Sunflower Oil and Significantly Raises Duty on Sunflower Meal | Tridge Insights

> The Russian Ministry of Agriculture set the September export duty on sunflower oil at 14,377.7 rubles per ton, nearly double August's level. The duty on sunflower meal rises to 1,958.8 rubles per ton from 312.4 rubles in August. The floating duty, known as the sunflower damper, has been extended through August 31, 2028.

- Date: 2026-08-25 · published 2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12894-russia-nearly-doubles-september-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-and-significantly
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A floating duty that rises with the gap between base and market prices reduces Russian export supply of sunflower oil and meal. That tightens world supply and supports prices for buyers of sunflower meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [Russia Doubles Export Duties on Sunflower Oil and Meal Amid Declining Shipments \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12893-russia-doubles-export-duties-on-sunflower-oil-and-meal-amid-declining-shipments.md) | +9.2% | +3.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2023-07-27 | [Sunflower oil and meal export duties are proposed to be extended for another year in Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35162-sunflower-oil-and-meal-export-duties-are-proposed-to-be-extended-for-another.md) | -6.8% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLYGZz7C2ktUgB7wKYc42yvp
- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1556192

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