# Production of sunflower oil and meal significantly increased in Kazakhstan – NOPA

> Kazakhstan's vegetable oil output nearly doubled in the first half of the 2022/23 marketing year to 292,338 tonnes, with crude sunflower oil up 113%. Kazakh oil plants also produced over 251,000 tonnes of sunflower meal and cake from September to February, 105% more than a year earlier. Plans call for expanded refining capacity in 2023-2024.

- Date: 2023-03-30 · published 2023-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Kazakhstan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36985-production-of-sunflower-oil-and-meal-significantly-increased-in-kazakhstan-nopa
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Kazakh sunflower meal output adds feed protein supply in Central Asia and nearby markets, which can soften sunflower meal prices. Higher oil output also adds competing vegetable oil supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-06-04 | [USDA projects increase in sunflower production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52727-usda-projects-increase-in-sunflower-production.md) | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2026-06-30 | [What global sunflower production increase means for farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12625-what-global-sunflower-production-increase-means-for-farmers.md) | +2.8% | +8.9% |
| SBO | 2018-10-19 | [Soybean oil production increased in September - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62629-soybean-oil-production-increased-in-september-mckeany-flavell.md) | -2.2% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2026-10-27 | [Argentina expands sunflowerseed production and crushing amid high global sunflower oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17209-argentina-expands-sunflowerseed-production-and-crushing-amid-high-global.md) | -0.5% | — |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1533049

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