# Kazakhstan plans to start exporting sunflower meal/cake to China in 2023 – NOPA

> Kazakh oilseed processors plan to begin exporting sunflower meal to China in 2023, with a draft protocol expected to be signed by year-end. China imported about 2.2 million tonnes of sunflower meal over the last two seasons. Central Asia currently imports Argentine soybean meal to cover a shortfall of about 200 thousand tonnes.

- Date: 2022-11-14 · published 2022-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38794-kazakhstan-plans-to-start-exporting-sunflower-meal-cake-to-china-in-2023-nopa
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

New Kazakh supply into China could add to sunflower meal availability over time, but near-term effects on prices are limited since the export start is still a future plan.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-09-08 | [Sunflower meal — China & Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63144-sunflower-meal-china-and-ukraine.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-07-03 | [Argentine soybean meal gains entry to China, challenging Ukrainian sunflower meal – ASAP Agri — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23878-argentine-soybean-meal-gains-entry-to-china-challenging-ukrainian-sunflower.md) | -1.4% | -2.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1530365

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