Ukroliyaprom says Ukraine is exporting about 300,000 tons of vegetable oil per month because sea exports are suspended, about half the prior volume. Difficulties exporting finished oil have caused a collapse in sunflower seed purchase prices.
The association expects logistics bottlenecks to ease in two to three weeks.
Halved Ukrainian oil exports tighten world vegetable oil supply, which supports international oil prices. Surplus oil at home is pushing down domestic seed prices.
After 110 past bullish geopolitics events, Soybean Oil moved a median +1.8% over 5 sessions (65% higher; middle half -0.7% to +3.6%), and -0.4% over 20.
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