# Record sunseed crop in Russia drives down seed, oil and meal prices

> Russia's sunflower crop for MY 2026/27 could reach 19.1 to 21 million tons, up 15 to 20 percent year on year. Seed, oil and meal prices in southern Russia have fallen sharply from their July peaks, with seed down roughly 57 to 59 percent.

- Date: 2026-10-20 · published 2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17204-record-sunseed-crop-in-russia-drives-down-seed-oil-and-meal-prices
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A record crop combined with export duties that block shipments abroad creates a domestic surplus that pushes down sunflower seed, oil and meal prices in the global market.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-03-21 | [Oilseeds prices rebound on Argentina, Malaysia dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10260-oilseeds-prices-rebound-on-argentina-malaysia-dryness.md) | -0.5% | -1.0% |
| SBO | 2017-03-09 | [Palm Oil Prices to Drop as Production Rebounds, Demand Slows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72110-palm-oil-prices-to-drop-as-production-rebounds-demand-slows.md) | -3.2% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2018-06-11 | [Prices for rapeseed and canola are reduced](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64619-prices-for-rapeseed-and-canola-are-reduced.md) | -3.3% | -5.8% |
| SBO | 2023-05-15 | [Summer Soybean Meal Prices Resist New Lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36011-summer-soybean-meal-prices-resist-new-lows.md) | -8.0% | +0.0% |
| SBO | 2017-11-27 | [Low-quality U.S. soy crop hurts meal, oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68079-low-quality-u-s-soy-crop-hurts-meal-oil.md) | -1.0% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/record-sunseed-crop-in-russia-drives-down-seed-oil-and-meal-prices/

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