# Ukraine exported a record volume of sunflower meal to China — Latifundist.com

> Ukraine delivered a record 175 thousand tons of sunflower meal to China in November 2018, according to APK-Inform. Shipments over September-November 2018/19 exceeded 240 thousand tons, versus 152 thousand tons for all of the previous season.

- Date: 2018-12-28 · published 2018-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61677-ukraine-exported-a-record-volume-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

China's growing uptake of Ukrainian sunflower meal adds to competing protein meal supply, but expected weaker Chinese demand and lower meal prices in early 2019 point to softer prices for sunflower and other oilseed meals.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-08-14 | [Ukraine may supply 1 mln tons of sunflower meal to China — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63643-ukraine-may-supply-1-mln-tons-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-latifundist-com.md) | +0.1% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2026-02-17 | [China reduced demand for Ukrainian sunflower meal ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20714-china-reduced-demand-for-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-ahead-of-lunar-new-year.md) | +1.8% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2018-01-25 | [Soy source: Brazil's share of soybean exports to China hits record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67014-soy-source-brazil-s-share-of-soybean-exports-to-china-hits-record.md) | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| SBM | 2019-09-05 | [China allows imports of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, sunflower meal and sugar beet pulp from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57185-china-allows-imports-of-soybean-meal-rapeseed-meal-sunflower-meal-and-sugar.md) | -0.9% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2020-07-03 | [Ukraine and Russia to strengthen the competition on sunflower meal market in the new season – Atria Brokers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52210-ukraine-and-russia-to-strengthen-the-competition-on-sunflower-meal-market-in.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/43003-ukraina-eksportirovala-v-kitaj-rekordnyj-obem-podsolnechnogo-shrota

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