# Why are Ukrainian Sunflower Prices Surging? - Commodity Board Europe is an independent commodity market intelligence platform providing global production data, price insights and market analysis for agricultural and food commodities.

> Ukrainian processors raised sunflower seed purchase prices to UAH 16,700-17,000/t, the highest since March 2023, as they pay premiums for large batches. Black Sea sunflower oil export prices were $780-790/t and sunflower meal demand rose to $195-205/t.

- Date: 2024-05-10 · published 2024-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30380-why-are-ukrainian-sunflower-prices-surging-commodity-board-europe-is-an
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Processor competition for seed lifts the cost base for sunflower meal, supporting feed prices, while the expected processing margin squeeze may limit how far oil and meal can rise.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/ukrainian-sunflower-prices-surge-as-processors-increase-purchases/

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