# Purchase prices for sunflower seeds in Ukraine falls behind the market of sunflower oil

> Ukrainian sunflower seed purchase prices fell to about 21,600-22,000 UAH/t after vegetable oil prices, especially palm oil, declined sharply. Sunflower oil bids dropped by $40-50 per ton to $1,220-1,250 FOB. Palm futures in Malaysia fell 2.2% on weaker exports in early January.

- Date: 2021-01-19 · published 2021-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49279-purchase-prices-for-sunflower-seeds-in-ukraine-falls-behind-the-market-of
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower palm and sunflower oil prices pull down the crush margin and raw seed bids, which reduces seed-supplier pricing power. Expected supply tightness in Ukraine could still limit the decline.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/zakupivelni-tcini-na-sonyashnik-v-ukraini-opuskayutsya-slidom-za-rinkom-sonyashnikovoi-oli.html

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