# Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU higher than last season-27.02.2023

> Ukrainian sunflower meal exports fell to 295 thousand tonnes in January, down 35% from December and 53% year-on-year, as the Grain Corridor slowed. Over five months of 2022/23, Ukraine's sunflower meal exports were down 16% year-on-year, though China remains the top buyer at 53% share.

- Date: 2023-02-27 · published 2023-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37432-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-exports-to-the-eu-higher-than-last-season-27-02-2023
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower Ukrainian meal shipments tighten supply for importers, while Ukraine's rising share of EU imports supports meal demand from Europe and firms prices for alternative protein feeds.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-05-28 | [Parched Parana River likely to hit Argentine grain exports through September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52969-parched-parana-river-likely-to-hit-argentine-grain-exports-through-september.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2020-04-28 | [Low river, COVID measures hamper Argentina’s agricultural exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53490-low-river-covid-measures-hamper-argentina-s-agricultural-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2021-09-29 | [US soybean meal export hub damage may take months to fix \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45140-us-soybean-meal-export-hub-damage-may-take-months-to-fix-air-freight-news.md) | -4.6% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2017-05-17 | [Infrastructure issues hamper Brazilian exports \| World-grain.com \| May 17, 2017 19:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70903-infrastructure-issues-hamper-brazilian-exports-world-grain-com-may-17-2017-19.md) | -3.4% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2021-02-03 | [Argentine Grain Exports Hit by Trucker Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48462-argentine-grain-exports-hit-by-trucker-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- daniel-trading.com: http://daniel-trading.com/Ukrainian-sunflower-meal-exports

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