# 2025/26 season may become the weakest for Ukraine’s sunflower sector in more than a decade – APK-Inform

> APK-Inform estimates that about 8.5 million tons of sunflower seed were processed in Ukraine from September to May of 2025/26, down 11% and the lowest for that period since 2013/14. Weak processing margins, low raw material stocks and wartime port risks are constraining plants, and the season may be among the weakest in a decade.

- Date: 2026-06-18 · published 2026-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18939-2025-26-season-may-become-the-weakest-for-ukraine-s-sunflower-sector-in-more
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced crushing in Ukraine tightens sunflower meal and oil supply, which supports meal prices until the larger 2026 harvest arrives.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1555043

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