# Rise of Russian sunflower exports hits Ukraine’s share of market

> Russian sunflower exports for 2019/20 were expected to reach a record 3.1 million tonnes, up 15% on the year, after a bumper crop of 15.3 million tonnes. Russian sunflower oil gained share in India and China, cutting into Ukraine's position as the largest sunflower oil exporter.

- Date: 2020-06-30 · published 2020-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52735-rise-of-russian-sunflower-exports-hits-ukraine-s-share-of-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier Russian sunflower oil supply gives buyers more competitive origins, which weighs on sunflower oil prices and adds bearish pressure to the sunflower complex.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-04-23 | [Ukraine and Russia increase the production of sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59716-ukraine-and-russia-increase-the-production-of-sunflower-oil.md) | -2.9% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2023-06-02 | [Despite the drop in prices, the rate of sunflower oil exports from Ukraine remains high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35624-despite-the-drop-in-prices-the-rate-of-sunflower-oil-exports-from-ukraine.md) | +5.0% | +20.5% |
| SBO | 2024-12-04 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine remain under pressure from falling export prices for sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27070-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-remain-under-pressure-from-falling-export-prices.md) | +2.9% | -0.0% |
| SBO | 2026-10-29 | [Russian exporters shift to sunflower oil and meal supplies to Kazakhstan after sunseed import ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17205-russian-exporters-shift-to-sunflower-oil-and-meal-supplies-to-kazakhstan-after.md) | -0.8% | — |
| SBO | 2026-04-30 | [Argentina is increasing its sunflower oil and meal exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19830-argentina-is-increasing-its-sunflower-oil-and-meal-exports.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/rise-of-russian-sunflower-exports-hits-ukraines-share-of-market

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