# China Sees Fourfold Increase in Sunflower Meal Imports

> China's March 2026 imports of sunflower meal rose nearly fourfold year on year to 352 thousand tons, with 233 thousand from Ukraine. Total vegetable oil and meal imports stayed at record levels, led by palm oil at 510 thousand tons, as crushing of rapeseed slowed.

- Date: 2026-04-24 · published 2026-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19828-china-sees-fourfold-increase-in-sunflower-meal-imports
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese import demand for sunflower meal supports Black Sea meal prices, while reduced rapeseed crushing and reliance on palm oil reshape vegetable oil flows.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-19 | [Top buyer India's sunflower oil imports to fall as Black Sea grain deal expires](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35172-top-buyer-india-s-sunflower-oil-imports-to-fall-as-black-sea-grain-deal-expires.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-29 | [As India, EU may increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56447-as-india-eu-may-increase-duties-indonesia-eyes-china-for-palm-oil-export.md) | +13.0% | +17.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-23 | [On track for increased palm oil exports? Malaysia’s revival of China-backed mega rail project fuels hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59677-on-track-for-increased-palm-oil-exports-malaysia-s-revival-of-china-backed-mega.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-14 | [High demand supports the purchase price of sunflower in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47712-high-demand-supports-the-purchase-price-of-sunflower-in-ukraine.md) | +3.9% | +15.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-17 | [Palm Oil News - CPO Exports to China and Bangladesh Increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67571-palm-oil-news-cpo-exports-to-china-and-bangladesh-increased.md) | -0.9% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- agroreview.com: https://agroreview.com/en/newsen/crops/sunflower-meal-supplies-china-increased/

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