# Low sunflower prices in Ukraine prompt processing plants to reopen - grain exchange

> Ukrainian seed crushing plants that halted after February 24 began reopening in April and May as sunflower prices fell. The fall was linked to blocked seaports, which also made sunflower meal harder to export to Europe.

- Date: 2022-06-03 · published 2022-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41070-low-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-prompt-processing-plants-to-reopen-grain
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Port blockades are trapping sunflower meal in Ukraine and pushing down local prices, which weighs on global sunflower meal supply and pricing.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- interfax.com: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/79836/

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