# Ukraine kept the leading positions in sunflower oil production and exports - Ukroliyaprom -

> Ukroliyaprom reported that Ukraine's sunflower oil output in 2016/17 is set to reach a record 6.3 million tonnes, up 126% from the prior year. Exports grew 130%. The association warned that any Ukrainian export restrictions on sunflower oil could destabilise domestic and export markets.

- Date: 2017-09-18 · published 2017-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69078-ukraine-kept-the-leading-positions-in-sunflower-oil-production-and-exports
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record Ukrainian oil supply and exports add to global vegetable oil availability, which is bearish for sunflower oil prices. Any export curbs would reverse that effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-05-12 | [Ukraine could beat own record in sunflower oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71119-ukraine-could-beat-own-record-in-sunflower-oil-exports.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-15 | [USDA: Sunflower oil production in Ukraine will reach 5.63 mln. tonnes in the current season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71118-usda-sunflower-oil-production-in-ukraine-will-reach-5-63-mln-tonnes-in-the.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2024-05-17 | [FNB News - Ukraine to remain world's largest exporter of sunflower oil though decline in processing \| FNB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30379-fnb-news-ukraine-to-remain-world-s-largest-exporter-of-sunflower-oil-though.md) | +1.6% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2020-06-04 | [USDA projects increase in sunflower production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52727-usda-projects-increase-in-sunflower-production.md) | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2026-10-27 | [Argentina expands sunflowerseed production and crushing amid high global sunflower oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17209-argentina-expands-sunflowerseed-production-and-crushing-amid-high-global.md) | -0.5% | — |

## Sources

- uga.ua: https://uga.ua/en/news/ukraine-kept-the-leading-positions-in-sunflower-oil-production-and-exports-ukroliyaprom/

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