# High-oleic market - from niche to market segment

> High-oleic sunflower seed and oil are gaining market share, with planted area rising from 120 thousand ha in 2013/14 to 200 thousand ha currently in Ukraine. Exports reached 224 thousand tonnes in 2016/17, with Italy, UK and Netherlands as top importers.

- Date: 2017-10-21 · published 2017-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68574-high-oleic-market-from-niche-to-market-segment
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing premium high-oleic demand supports a price premium over standard sunflower oil, but the segment is small and has little effect on broad feed meal or oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/exclusive/topic/1088521

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