# Bulgaria is European leader in sunflower production, yet the raw material is not reaching the processing capacities - Radio Bulgaria in English

> Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia seek to extend the EU ban on Ukrainian imports to year-end, with Bulgaria focused on sunflower and unrefined oil. Bulgaria produced 2.117 million tonnes of sunflower seed in 2022, 23% of the EU total. Processors say raw material shortages are slowing plants.

- Date: 2023-08-28 · published 2023-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34700-bulgaria-is-european-leader-in-sunflower-production-yet-the-raw-material-is-not
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued import bans keep EU sunflower seed and oil supply tight, supporting European sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bnrnews.bg: https://bnrnews.bg/en/post/91501/bulgaria-is-european-leader-in-sunflower-production-yet-the-raw-material-is-not-reaching-the-processing-capacities

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