# Ukrainian weekly sunflower seeds exports fall to year low of 4,586 tonnes - Fastmarkets

> Ukrainian sunflower seed exports fell more than 21% in the week to April 26 to a year low of 4,586 tonnes. Sunflower oil exports rose 78% and sunflower meal exports rose 39% over the prior week, while soybean exports were also reported higher.

- Date: 2023-04-27 · published 2023-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36519-ukrainian-weekly-sunflower-seeds-exports-fall-to-year-low-of-4-586-tonnes
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weak seed shipments reflect curbs by several EU states on Ukrainian oilseed imports, which redirects supply toward processing and product exports and supports meal availability in key buyer markets such as China and Morocco.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-04-30 | [Vegoils: Palm falls to two-week low on weaker exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6614-vegoils-palm-falls-to-two-week-low-on-weaker-exports.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| SBO | 2022-08-18 | [EU imports of sunflower seed rise sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40152-eu-imports-of-sunflower-seed-rise-sharply.md) | +3.3% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2022-09-05 | [Brazil's soy oil export surplus could be here to stay - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39663-brazil-s-soy-oil-export-surplus-could-be-here-to-stay-fastmarkets.md) | -0.4% | -10.3% |
| SBO | 2024-11-05 | [Ukraine's seaborne grain and oilseed exports in October rose y/y.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14258-ukraine-s-seaborne-grain-and-oilseed-exports-in-october-rose-y-y.md) | +4.1% | -8.4% |
| SBO | 2022-12-08 | [EU sunflower seed imports reach record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38353-eu-sunflower-seed-imports-reach-record-high.md) | -0.9% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/ukrainian-weekly-sunseed-exports-fall/

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