# High rates of export of oilseeds from Ukraine support purchase prices

> Energy supply interruptions and Russian missile attacks have disrupted Ukrainian processing plants and Black Sea ports, so oilseeds are being exported rather than crushed. Sunflower meal exports rose sharply, mostly to China, while sunflower oil exports slowed.

- Date: 2022-12-09 · published 2022-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38350-high-rates-of-export-of-oilseeds-from-ukraine-support-purchase-prices
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic crush and slow port exports tighten Ukrainian sunflower meal and oil availability, supporting domestic purchase prices and EU sunflower meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-02-29 | [Global supply shortfall, higher freight rates may raise edible oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9427-global-supply-shortfall-higher-freight-rates-may-raise-edible-oil-prices.md) | +0.5% | +7.2% |
| SBO | 2026-01-26 | [Ukraine sunflower prices rise sharply amid higher sunflower oil prices - APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12810-ukraine-sunflower-prices-rise-sharply-amid-higher-sunflower-oil-prices-apk.md) | +2.1% | +8.2% |
| SBO | 2022-11-24 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine are increasing against the backdrop of increased export of seeds and processed products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38793-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-are-increasing-against-the-backdrop-of-increased.md) | -3.3% | -10.2% |
| SBO | 2026-01-27 | [Ukraine Sees Record Sunflower Prices Amid Power Outages and Export Market Shifts \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12811-ukraine-sees-record-sunflower-prices-amid-power-outages-and-export-market.md) | -0.9% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2026-01-23 | [Ukraine Sunflower Prices Hit Season Highs in 2025/2026 Marketing Year \| Межа](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12814-ukraine-sunflower-prices-hit-season-highs-in-2025-2026-marketing-year.md) | +2.6% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/visoki-tempi-eksportu-olijnih-z-ukraini-pidtrimuyut-zakupivelni-tcini.html

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