# India stops buying sunoil as Ukraine conflict maroons shipments -dealers | Reuters

> India has halted sunflower oil purchases after shipments from Ukraine and Russia were disrupted by the invasion, with about $570 million of cargoes stranded. Dealers said there is no clarity on when loadings will resume, pushing Indian buyers to replace sunoil with other vegetable oils.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42813-india-stops-buying-sunoil-as-ukraine-conflict-maroons-shipments-dealers-reuters
- 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

Losing a major importer removes demand for sunflower oil and shifts Indian demand toward palm and soybean oil, supporting those vegoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-01 | 5 | +15.0% | 4.4 | India stopped buying sunoil and is substituting other vegoils, shifting demand to palm and soyoil. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-02-22 | [Grains, soybeans rally on fear of Russia-Ukraine conflict, surging oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8756-grains-soybeans-rally-on-fear-of-russia-ukraine-conflict-surging-oil-reuters.md) | +3.2% | -0.2% |
| SBO | 2022-04-15 | [Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14494-ukraine-says-grain-on-ships-in-blocked-black-sea-ports-may-deteriorate-reuters.md) | +3.2% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2026-03-04 | [US diesel hits $4 per gallon as fuel costs rise amid escalating Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5530-us-diesel-hits-4-per-gallon-as-fuel-costs-rise-amid-escalating-middle-east.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| SBO | 2026-01-22 | [Oil plants in Ukraine are shutting down – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12816-oil-plants-in-ukraine-are-shutting-down-agronews.md) | +2.7% | +7.9% |
| SBO | 2022-03-01 | [Palm oil becomes costliest vegoil as Ukraine war halts sunoil supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42377-palm-oil-becomes-costliest-vegoil-as-ukraine-war-halts-sunoil-supply.md) | +2.9% | -3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-22 | [Oil plants in Ukraine are shutting down – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12816-oil-plants-in-ukraine-are-shutting-down-agronews.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-01 | [Palm oil becomes costliest vegoil as Ukraine war halts sunoil supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42377-palm-oil-becomes-costliest-vegoil-as-ukraine-war-halts-sunoil-supply.md) | +13.1% | +9.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-24 | [Physical oil prices jump with some nearing $110 as Iran, Ukraine wars hit supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11578-physical-oil-prices-jump-with-some-nearing-110-as-iran-ukraine-wars-hit-supply.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-stops-buying-sunoil-ukraine-conflict-maroons-shipments-dealers-2022-02-25/

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