
The EU exported a record 318,000 tonnes of sunflower oil from April 2022 to June 2023. Russia's 2023 sunflower crop is projected at a record 16.6 million tonnes, and Bulgarian mills face closure after a ban on cheap Ukrainian seed imports.
A record Russian crop and rising EU oil exports add supply to the sunflower complex, which pressures sunflower meal and oil prices.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 146 past bearish report events, Soybean Oil moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.9%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.