# Bulgaria’s Sunflower Meal Exports Surge 63% in Early 2025/26 Season Amid Market Recovery | Tridge Insights

> Bulgaria's sunflower meal exports for September to January 2025/26 reached about 221 thousand tonnes, a 63% year-on-year increase and nearing the five-year average. EU shipments were 90 thousand tonnes and third-country shipments 131 thousand tonnes, led by China, France and Italy. Turkish demand and Ukrainian supply delays supported Bulgarian sales.

- Date: 2026-02-04 · published 2026-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20718-bulgaria-s-sunflower-meal-exports-surge-63-in-early-2025-26-season-amid-market
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Bulgarian meal supply to China and the EU adds competition for sunflower meal sales, a mildly bearish factor for feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLWrc6UmHVf9CPro1e1JQjEs

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