# In recent months, Iran significantly increased the imports of vegetable oils and meals

> Oil World data show Iran cut oilseed imports 13% in June-July 2019 while sharply raising vegetable oil imports (up 71% to 984k tonnes) and meal imports (up 2.3 times to 1.59 mln tonnes). Soybean meal supplies rose 2.5 times year on year, displacing sunflower and rapeseed meal.

- Date: 2019-08-20 · published 2019-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Iran · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57688-in-recent-months-iran-significantly-increased-the-imports-of-vegetable-oils-and
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Iran's shift toward soymeal and vegetable oil imports supports demand for soybean meal and oils from Argentina, Brazil and India, while reducing demand for sunflower and rapeseed meal.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-01-15 | [China to significantly increase U.S. soybean imports after Phase 1 deal: Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54942-china-to-significantly-increase-u-s-soybean-imports-after-phase-1-deal-global.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-07 | [Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU dropped significantly in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23441-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-exports-to-the-eu-dropped-significantly-in-july.md) | +4.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2017-04-10 | [Turkey Increased Soybean And Sunflower Import In February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71619-turkey-increased-soybean-and-sunflower-import-in-february.md) | +2.0% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2025-10-31 | [In recent weeks, prices for soybean meal across Europe have sharply increased.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5766-in-recent-weeks-prices-for-soybean-meal-across-europe-have-sharply-increased.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2026-06-25 | [EU sharply increases oilseed exports despite reduced sunflower production and reduced processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12622-eu-sharply-increases-oilseed-exports-despite-reduced-sunflower-production-and.md) | -0.6% | +3.9% |
| SBO | 2022-01-11 | [Ukraine has increased the export of sunflower oil and reduced the supply of sunflower meal in December 2021 11.01.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43256-ukraine-has-increased-the-export-of-sunflower-oil-and-reduced-the-supply-of.md) | -0.7% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2026-05-26 | [US buying and vegetable oil price rallies push month-on-month…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19399-us-buying-and-vegetable-oil-price-rallies-push-month-on-month.md) | +2.8% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2022-08-10 | [Sunflower prices are rising on expectations of increased exports of oil and meal 10.08.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40147-sunflower-prices-are-rising-on-expectations-of-increased-exports-of-oil-and.md) | -1.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- alfa.apk-inform.com: https://alfa.apk-inform.com/en/news/1503200

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