# Black Sea risks push sunflower trade towards new routes | Miller Magazine

> Turkey may sharply reduce sunflower oil imports in 2026/27, and prolonged Black Sea disruption could push more Ukrainian seed into neighboring crushing markets. Kazakhstan is searching for new export routes for oil and meal, according to a Mersin summit discussion.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17207-black-sea-risks-push-sunflower-trade-towards-new-routes-miller-magazine
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Turkish import pull would weigh on sunflower oil demand, while Black Sea logistics problems redirect trade flows and raise costs for Central Asian and Black Sea origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-05-27 | [Black Sea region: Sharpening competition in the sunflower oil market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53255-black-sea-region-sharpening-competition-in-the-sunflower-oil-market.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2023-07-19 | [Top buyer India's sunflower oil imports to fall as Black Sea grain deal expires](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35172-top-buyer-india-s-sunflower-oil-imports-to-fall-as-black-sea-grain-deal-expires.md) | +10.3% | +0.6% |
| SBO | 2020-06-30 | [Rise of Russian sunflower exports hits Ukraine’s share of market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52735-rise-of-russian-sunflower-exports-hits-ukraine-s-share-of-market.md) | +4.1% | +6.5% |
| SBO | 2021-10-27 | [Black Sea region: competition for the buyer in the sun oil market will continue in the new season 27.10.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44660-black-sea-region-competition-for-the-buyer-in-the-sun-oil-market-will-continue.md) | -1.6% | -4.9% |
| SBO | 2019-04-23 | [Ukraine and Russia increase the production of sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59716-ukraine-and-russia-increase-the-production-of-sunflower-oil.md) | -2.9% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- millermagazine.com: https://millermagazine.com/en/blog/black-sea-risks-push-sunflower-trade-towards-new-routes-7048

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