# September-October to be the most difficult period for Ukrainian sunflower producers – experts

> PUSK analysts forecast Ukraine will harvest at least 11.5-12 million tons of sunflower seed despite southern drought. They expect new-crop prices of UAH 19,000-20,000/t at the start, falling to UAH 16,000-17,000 in September-October if closed deep-sea ports limit exports.

- Date: 2026-08-21 · published 2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17996-september-october-to-be-the-most-difficult-period-for-ukrainian-sunflower
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Limited port access keeps the seed supply heavy in autumn, which tends to cap sunflower meal and oil export prices and pressures the crush sector.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-10-14 | [Delays in sunflower oil and meal exports increase pressure on sunseed prices in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17206-delays-in-sunflower-oil-and-meal-exports-increase-pressure-on-sunseed-prices-in.md) | +2.4% | — |
| SBO | 2017-02-20 | [European biodiesel premiums fall to six month lows  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72589-european-biodiesel-premiums-fall-to-six-month-lows-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2023-02-27 | [Continued operation of the grain corridor will reduce prices on the world market for vegetable oils and meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37433-continued-operation-of-the-grain-corridor-will-reduce-prices-on-the-world.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SBO | 2019-07-29 | [Good timing, immediate impact: AGP opens soy processing plant in Aberdeen - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58165-good-timing-immediate-impact-agp-opens-soy-processing-plant-in-aberdeen-agweek.md) | -1.0% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2022-04-15 | [Haulage strike that paralysed farming exports lifted \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41861-haulage-strike-that-paralysed-farming-exports-lifted-buenos-aires-times.md) | +3.2% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/amp/1556085

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