# Ukraine. Sunflower stocks were down 31% year-on-year

> Ukrainian State Statistics data show sunflower seed stocks as of March 1, 2021 were down 31% year on year. Soybean stocks fell 15% and rapeseed stocks fell 43%.

- Date: 2021-03-25 · published 2021-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48240-ukraine-sunflower-stocks-were-down-31-year-on-year
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Ukrainian oilseed stocks support sunflower meal and oil prices through the rest of the crop year, reducing export availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-12-21 | [Global sunflower production down due to war in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38355-global-sunflower-production-down-due-to-war-in-ukraine.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| SBO | 2021-02-23 | [Ukraine February sunseed stocks fall to five-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48755-ukraine-february-sunseed-stocks-fall-to-five-year-low.md) | +2.0% | +19.7% |
| SBO | 2018-02-07 | [Tighter stocks seen for sunflowers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66609-tighter-stocks-seen-for-sunflowers.md) | -4.8% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2022-11-22 | [W46: Weekly Sunflower Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38795-w46-weekly-sunflower-update.md) | +2.4% | -9.1% |
| SBO | 2021-03-10 | [Ukraine's sunflower oil production estimated 20% lower: USDA — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48237-ukraine-s-sunflower-oil-production-estimated-20-lower-usda-latifundist-com.md) | +2.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/ukraine-sunflower-stocks-were-down-31-year-on-year/

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