# Lower domestic crushing and prices lead to record Ukrainian…

> Ukrainian sunflowerseed exports reached a record 311,711 tonnes since the start of the marketing year, about 39% above the 2020/21 pace. Lower domestic crush demand and prices encouraged traders to ship, though border and Danube queues delay deliveries.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41519-lower-domestic-crushing-and-prices-lead-to-record-ukrainian
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier seed exports reduce the supply available for domestic crushing, which tightens sunflower meal and oil output and supports prices in importing markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-10-11 | [Lower sunflower seed prices in the EU and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33750-lower-sunflower-seed-prices-in-the-eu-and-ukraine.md) | +5.1% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2021-02-23 | [The purchase price of sunflower in Ukraine has again updated the record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48760-the-purchase-price-of-sunflower-in-ukraine-has-again-updated-the-record.md) | +2.0% | +19.7% |
| SBO | 2019-12-31 | [HPJ: Sunflower Prices Remain Strong - Blog - Tyree Ag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55688-hpj-sunflower-prices-remain-strong-blog-tyree-ag.md) | -2.0% | -10.4% |
| SBO | 2021-04-14 | [High demand supports the purchase price of sunflower in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47712-high-demand-supports-the-purchase-price-of-sunflower-in-ukraine.md) | +7.6% | +18.8% |
| SBO | 2026-08-28 | [Strong demand offsets price pressure from record global soybean crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10974-strong-demand-offsets-price-pressure-from-record-global-soybean-crop.md) | +6.9% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/lower-domestic-crushing-and-prices-lead-to-record-ukrainian-sunflowerseed-exports

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