# EU imports of sunflower seed rise sharply

> EU imports of sunflower seed jumped to about 259,895 tons in July, about 18 times the July 2021 level, with Ukraine supplying 93%. EU rapeseed imports were about 491,443 tons, mainly from Australia, and sunflower oil imports fell slightly to 126,033 tons. Ukrainian volumes exceeded earlier projections.

- Date: 2022-08-18 · published 2022-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40152-eu-imports-of-sunflower-seed-rise-sharply
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Strong EU sunflower seed imports from Ukraine show Black Sea oilseed flows recovering and support European meal supply. Lower sunflower oil imports point to firmer European vegetable oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-12-08 | [EU sunflower seed imports reach record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38353-eu-sunflower-seed-imports-reach-record-high.md) | -0.9% | -4.9% |
| 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 | 2024-11-05 | [Ukraine's seaborne grain and oilseed exports in October rose y/y.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14258-ukraine-s-seaborne-grain-and-oilseed-exports-in-october-rose-y-y.md) | +4.1% | -8.4% |
| 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 | 2021-07-01 | [India’s lower import duty a boon to Malaysia’s palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45940-india-s-lower-import-duty-a-boon-to-malaysia-s-palm-oil.md) | -2.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- biobased-diesel.com: https://www.biobased-diesel.com/post/eu-imports-of-sunflower-seed-rise-sharply

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