# EU increased sunflower meal imports by 16% this season

> EU countries imported 17.98 million tonnes of meal from the start of the season through June 4, down 1% year on year. Sunflower meal imports rose 16% to 2.99 million tonnes, while soybean meal imports fell 4%.

- Date: 2024-06-12 · published 2024-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29886-eu-increased-sunflower-meal-imports-by-16-this-season
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher sunflower meal imports show strong EU demand for alternatives to soybean meal, which may lift sunflower meal's share of the market. The drop in soybean meal imports signals some softness in that segment.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-11-22 | [In October, exports of Ukrainian sunflower meal to China increased significantly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33284-in-october-exports-of-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-to-china-increased-significantly.md) | -2.8% | -11.5% |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Ukraine sharply increased exports of soybean and sunflower meal in 2022/23 MR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36067-ukraine-sharply-increased-exports-of-soybean-and-sunflower-meal-in-2022-23-mr.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2023-01-31 | [The EU has reduced its interest in Ukrainian sunflower meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37884-the-eu-has-reduced-its-interest-in-ukrainian-sunflower-meal.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-11-25 | [Increased soyameal and rapemeal prices resulted in lowered oilmeal exports - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44125-increased-soyameal-and-rapemeal-prices-resulted-in-lowered-oilmeal-exports.md) | -0.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2018-09-08 | [Sunflower meal — China & Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63144-sunflower-meal-china-and-ukraine.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/eu-increased-sunflower-meal-imports-by-16-this-season/

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