# Wartime food balance. Part 3.2. Export of oilseeds and by-products

> APK-Inform analyses how the war blocked Ukraine's oilseed and by-product exports, which normally total 24-30 million tonnes a season with 97% shipped by sea. Sunflower oil, which accounts for about half of world trade, is singled out as hard to replace.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41520-wartime-food-balance-part-3-2-export-of-oilseeds-and-by-products
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Black Sea sunflower oil and meal exports push buyers toward palm and other vegetable oils, supporting higher vegetable oil prices and feed protein costs over the longer term.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-04-25 | [Ukraine, war, and global oils & fats markets – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41952-ukraine-war-and-global-oils-and-fats-markets-mpoc.md) | +1.6% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2020-04-12 | [Oil News: OPEC+ Deal to Cut Production Reached, Price War Ends - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53541-oil-news-opec-deal-to-cut-production-reached-price-war-ends-bloomberg.md) | -4.1% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2026-03-06 | [U.S. Grain/Oilseed Review: Fears of oil shortage drives up prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13805-u-s-grain-oilseed-review-fears-of-oil-shortage-drives-up-prices-the-western.md) | -0.1% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2026-01-01 | [Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports cause drop in food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14155-russian-attacks-on-ukrainian-ports-cause-drop-in-food-exports.md) | +0.3% | +8.0% |
| SBO | 2026-03-08 | [Crude oil sells above $100 a barrel as Iran war impedes production \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5230-crude-oil-sells-above-100-a-barrel-as-iran-war-impedes-production-ap-news.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-15 | [Palm Oil News - FGD SAWIT BERKELANJUTAN: Palm Oil as Sustainable Source of Food and Bioenergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15744-palm-oil-news-fgd-sawit-berkelanjutan-palm-oil-as-sustainable-source-of-food.md) | +1.5% | -4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-25 | [Ukraine, war, and global oils & fats markets – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41952-ukraine-war-and-global-oils-and-fats-markets-mpoc.md) | +1.2% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-30 | [ICE Closing Review: Canola supported by comparable oils \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20291-ice-closing-review-canola-supported-by-comparable-oils-the-western-producer.md) | +5.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/exclusive/topic/1526899

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