# Vegetable oils: Senior analyst Tore Alden explains the current market trends - Fastmarkets

> Fastmarkets analyst Tore Alden says U.S. soybean oil exports will decline as domestic biofuel feedstock demand grows, and Argentina may fill the gap. The war in Ukraine is also disrupting sunflower oil logistics and shifting trade toward Brazilian soybean oil.

- Date: 2022-09-30 · published 2022-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15370-vegetable-oils-senior-analyst-tore-alden-explains-the-current-market-trends
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced U.S. exports and shifting trade routes tighten global soybean oil availability for importers, supporting vegetable oil prices while buyers reroute supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-08-20 | [In recent months, Iran significantly increased the imports of vegetable oils and meals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57688-in-recent-months-iran-significantly-increased-the-imports-of-vegetable-oils-and.md) | -1.2% | +4.1% |
| SBO | 2021-07-12 | [Renewable diesel opens new markets for soy oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45935-renewable-diesel-opens-new-markets-for-soy-oil.md) | +4.9% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2023-09-12 | [Ukraine's 2022-23 oilseeds exports surpass previous year - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34212-ukraine-s-2022-23-oilseeds-exports-surpass-previous-year-fastmarkets.md) | +0.4% | -8.1% |
| SBO | 2026-02-18 | [Holiday Lull in Asia Weighs on Vegetable Oil Markets, While Ukraine Prices Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20715-holiday-lull-in-asia-weighs-on-vegetable-oil-markets-while-ukraine-prices-rise.md) | +3.5% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2026-07-16 | [Brazil soybean oil exports may exceed forecasts \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18450-brazil-soybean-oil-exports-may-exceed-forecasts-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-09 | [Palm Oil News - Here Are Four Strategies of PFMA to Face the Market Pressure in European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15727-palm-oil-news-here-are-four-strategies-of-pfma-to-face-the-market-pressure-in.md) | +4.6% | +18.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-15 | [Malaysia to file WTO complaint on EU's palm oil curb by November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57978-malaysia-to-file-wto-complaint-on-eu-s-palm-oil-curb-by-november.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-14 | [Analyst sees minimal impact on CPO price after Indonesia tightens exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37445-analyst-sees-minimal-impact-on-cpo-price-after-indonesia-tightens-exports.md) | +1.8% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/vegetable-oils-current-market-trends-interview/

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