# Current sunflower prices make its processing unprofitable

> Spike Brokers reports sunflower seed prices in Ukraine at $490-500/t delivered to plants, which makes crushing unprofitable for processors. Producers are holding back sales, and sunflower oil is quoted at $910/t CPT seaports.

- Date: 2024-08-26 · published 2024-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28926-current-sunflower-prices-make-its-processing-unprofitable
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Unprofitable crush margins could cut sunflower meal output, while producers holding back supply keeps sunmeal prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/potochni-tcini-na-sonyashnik-roblyat-jogo-pererobku-zbitkovoyu.html

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