# Russia raises August sunflower oil export duty amid logistics disruptions — CropGPT

> Russia set its August sunflower oil export duty at 7,748 rubles per tonne, up from 3,294 in July, based on an indicative price of $1,298/t. The sunflower meal export duty for August was set at 312.4 rubles per tonne. The increase reflects logistics disruptions in the sector.

- Date: 2026-07-28 · published 2026-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18465-russia-raises-august-sunflower-oil-export-duty-amid-logistics-disruptions
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply higher Russian export duty on sunflower oil tightens export availability and supports sunflower oil and meal prices in import markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-01-27 | [Russia’s sunflower oil export duty will rise in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12815-russia-s-sunflower-oil-export-duty-will-rise-in-february.md) | -0.9% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [Russian export duty on sunflower oil to rise 2.5-fold in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12621-russian-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-rise-2-5-fold-in-july.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2026-08-25 | [Russia Nearly Doubles September Export Duty on Sunflower Oil and Significantly Raises Duty on Sunflower Meal \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12894-russia-nearly-doubles-september-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-and-significantly.md) | +1.8% | +3.5% |
| SBO | 2025-01-24 | [Russia's export duty on sunflower oil to jump 10.7% to 17,800 rubles per tonne in Feb - AgMin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26632-russia-s-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-jump-10-7-to-17-800-rubles-per-tonne.md) | +1.1% | +4.7% |
| SBO | 2026-08-26 | [Russia Doubles Export Duties on Sunflower Oil and Meal Amid Declining Shipments \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12893-russia-doubles-export-duties-on-sunflower-oil-and-meal-amid-declining-shipments.md) | +9.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- cropgpt.ai: https://cropgpt.ai/russia-raises-august-sunflower-oil-export-duty-amid-logistics-disruptions

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