# EU sunflower seed imports reach record high

> EU sunflower seed imports for 2022-23 through 4 December reached 1.32 million tonnes, above all annual volumes since 2003-04 apart from two seasons. Ukraine supplied 87% of the total, as crushers imported seed to process domestically amid strong sunflower oil prices.

- Date: 2022-12-08 · published 2022-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38353-eu-sunflower-seed-imports-reach-record-high
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record EU seed crush shifts supply toward domestic meal and oil production, which weighs on imported sunflower meal and oil prices while supporting seed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-08-18 | [EU imports of sunflower seed rise sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40152-eu-imports-of-sunflower-seed-rise-sharply.md) | +3.3% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2019-08-13 | [Agri Trends- Imports of vegetable oils into South Africa reach a 7-year record.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57692-agri-trends-imports-of-vegetable-oils-into-south-africa-reach-a-7-year-record.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2021-02-11 | [Egypt's GASC gets offers in soyoil, sunflower oil tender - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48730-egypt-s-gasc-gets-offers-in-soyoil-sunflower-oil-tender-markets-business.md) | +1.7% | +18.5% |
| SBO | 2023-04-27 | [Ukrainian weekly sunflower seeds exports fall to year low of 4,586 tonnes - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36519-ukrainian-weekly-sunflower-seeds-exports-fall-to-year-low-of-4-586-tonnes.md) | -2.7% | -9.8% |
| SBO | 2024-06-04 | [India Sees Surge in Palm Oil Imports Amid Price Correction \| Headlines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8033-india-sees-surge-in-palm-oil-imports-amid-price-correction-headlines.md) | +0.5% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/eu-sunflower-seed-imports-reach-record-high/

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