# The EU has reduced its interest in Ukrainian sunflower meal

> Ukroliyaprom reports that Ukraine exported a record 2.754 million tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2022, with the EU taking over 70% and Turkey over 20%. The association says this heavy seed exporting has reduced EU interest in Ukrainian sunflower meal.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37884-the-eu-has-reduced-its-interest-in-ukrainian-sunflower-meal
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Seed exports substitute for meal and oil production in importing countries, weakening demand for Ukrainian sunflower meal and supporting meal prices in competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-07-12 | [Ukraine retains leadership in the Chinese sunflower meal market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35158-ukraine-retains-leadership-in-the-chinese-sunflower-meal-market.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2018-09-08 | [Sunflower meal — China & Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63144-sunflower-meal-china-and-ukraine.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2023-11-22 | [In October, exports of Ukrainian sunflower meal to China increased significantly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33284-in-october-exports-of-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-to-china-increased-significantly.md) | -2.8% | -11.5% |
| SBM | 2024-06-12 | [EU increased sunflower meal imports by 16% this season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29886-eu-increased-sunflower-meal-imports-by-16-this-season.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Ukraine sharply increased exports of soybean and sunflower meal in 2022/23 MR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36067-ukraine-sharply-increased-exports-of-soybean-and-sunflower-meal-in-2022-23-mr.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/the-eu-has-reduced-its-interest-in-ukrainian-sunflower-meal/

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