# Ukraine exported a record amount of sunflower, but will cut production in half in the new season 07.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> UkrAgroConsult reports Ukraine's sunflower sowing area fell 28% to 4.6 million hectares in 2022 due to war occupation, with production forecast at 7.9-8.8 million tonnes versus 16.5 million in 2021. Record June exports of 540,000 tonnes were recorded, with 1.6 million tonnes shipped so far this season.

- Date: 2022-07-07 · published 2022-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40603-ukraine-exported-a-record-amount-of-sunflower-but-will-cut-production-in-half
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly halved Ukrainian sunflower crop removes a major source of meal and oil, tightening global supply and supporting sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-03-22 | [Ukraine Sunflower Planting to Sink With Crop Hit Hardest by War 22.03.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42395-ukraine-sunflower-planting-to-sink-with-crop-hit-hardest-by-war-22-03-2022.md) | +0.1% | +271.7% |
| SBO | 2022-02-14 | [North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Old, new crops head in opposite directions 14.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42685-north-american-grain-and-oilseed-review-old-new-crops-head-in-opposite.md) | -0.4% | +12.9% |
| SBO | 2022-02-28 | [Black Sea region may enter new season with record sunflower seed stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42809-black-sea-region-may-enter-new-season-with-record-sunflower-seed-stocks.md) | +4.7% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2022-04-05 | [North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola climbs higher 05.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4037-north-american-grain-oilseed-review-canola-climbs-higher-05-04-2022.md) | -2.2% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2022-03-01 | [The sunflower sector shaken by the Russian intervention in Ukraine – Archyde](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42391-the-sunflower-sector-shaken-by-the-russian-intervention-in-ukraine-archyde.md) | +2.9% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/ukraine-exported-a-record-amount-of-sunflower-but-will-cut-production-in-half-in-the-new-season/

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