# Ukraine becomes the main supplier of sunflower meal to China in the 2025/26 season – AgroNews

> In 2025/26, China stopped buying Canadian canola meal and increased sunflower meal imports from Ukraine and Kazakhstan while cutting purchases from Russia. Ukraine's share rose to 72% (1.2 million tons) over seven months, with Kazakhstan at 9% and Russia at 11%.

- Date: 2026-06-10 · published 2026-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18937-ukraine-becomes-the-main-supplier-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-in-the-2025-26
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese importers are shifting to sunflower meal to replace canola meal, which supports sunflower meal demand and prices in the Black Sea.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agronews.ua: https://agronews.ua/en/news/ukraine-becomes-the-main-supplier-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-in-the-2025-26-season/

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