# Ukraine and Kazakhstan increased their share in China’s sunflower meal market, Russia’s share declined

> China doubled its sunflower meal imports in 2025/26 after it suspended purchases of Canadian canola meal. Ukraine supplied 72% of Chinese sunflower meal imports in the first seven months of the season, while Kazakhstan's share rose and Russia's fell.

- Date: 2026-06-05 · published 2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18936-ukraine-and-kazakhstan-increased-their-share-in-china-s-sunflower-meal-market
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese buying of sunflower meal diverts demand from canola meal and supports sunflower meal prices, while reshaping export flows among Black Sea suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1554839

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