# FNB News - Ukraine to remain world's largest exporter of sunflower oil though decline in processing | FNB News

> USDA projects Ukraine's sunseed harvest at 14.7 million tonnes in 2024/25, up 200,000 tonnes from 2023/24. Ukraine is expected to remain the largest sunflower oil and meal exporter, with sunflower oil output at 6.15 million tonnes and meal exports at 4.5 million tonnes.

- Date: 2024-05-17 · published 2024-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30379-fnb-news-ukraine-to-remain-world-s-largest-exporter-of-sunflower-oil-though
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger expected crop and steady export flows add supply to sunflower meal and oil markets, which may cap price gains for feed buyers later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-05-12 | [Ukraine could beat own record in sunflower oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71119-ukraine-could-beat-own-record-in-sunflower-oil-exports.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2017-09-18 | [Ukraine kept the leading positions in sunflower oil production and exports - Ukroliyaprom -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69078-ukraine-kept-the-leading-positions-in-sunflower-oil-production-and-exports.md) | -1.6% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2022-05-30 | [EU sunflower harvest to set record by bigger margin than thought - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41521-eu-sunflower-harvest-to-set-record-by-bigger-margin-than-thought-grain-price.md) | -0.3% | -14.2% |
| SBO | 2017-05-15 | [USDA: Sunflower oil production in Ukraine will reach 5.63 mln. tonnes in the current season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71118-usda-sunflower-oil-production-in-ukraine-will-reach-5-63-mln-tonnes-in-the.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2021-12-16 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine accelerated their decline under pressure from lower prices for vegetable oils 16.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43707-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-accelerated-their-decline-under-pressure-from-lower.md) | +1.1% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- fnbnews.com: https://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/ukraine-to-remain-worlds-largest-exporter-of-sunflower-oil-though-decline-in-processing-77523

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