# Sunflower exports: to be or not to be? 2022-2024

> Ukraine's sunflower exports were running high in 2022/23 at about 2.2 million tonnes, which UkrAgroConsult says, combined with a small 2022 harvest, is causing domestic seed shortages and crusher slowdowns. A new law effective February 24, 2023 sets minimum export prices based on exchange quotations and changes export duty calculations. Ukraine could lose its top position in sunflower oil exports.

- Date: 2023-03-09 · published 2023-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36988-sunflower-exports-to-be-or-not-to-be-2022-2024
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Export price floors and a tighter domestic seed supply reduce Ukrainian crush and oil output, supporting sunflower oil and meal prices. Loss of Ukraine's export lead would shift supply to other origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-05-17 | [Russia to hike sunflower export levy from start of June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41518-russia-to-hike-sunflower-export-levy-from-start-of-june.md) | -2.1% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2022-03-31 | [Russia To Ban Sunflower Seed Exports, Impose Quota On Sunoil \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41953-russia-to-ban-sunflower-seed-exports-impose-quota-on-sunoil-esm-magazine.md) | +263.8% | +286.3% |
| SBO | 2026-06-26 | [Russian export duty on sunflower oil to rise 2.5-fold in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12621-russian-export-duty-on-sunflower-oil-to-rise-2-5-fold-in-july.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2023-07-27 | [Sunflower oil and meal export duties are proposed to be extended for another year in Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35162-sunflower-oil-and-meal-export-duties-are-proposed-to-be-extended-for-another.md) | -6.8% | -8.6% |
| SBO | 2025-01-07 | [Duty on Russian sunflower oil exports to increase 1.7 times \| GrainProTrade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26628-duty-on-russian-sunflower-oil-exports-to-increase-1-7-times-grainprotrade.md) | +10.8% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/sunflower-exports-to-be-or-not-to-be-2022-2024/

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