# USDA: Sunflower oil production in Ukraine will reach 5.63 mln. tonnes in the current season

> USDA's May report puts Ukrainian sunflower oil production at 5.63 million tonnes for 2017-18, with sunflower seed output of 13.5 million tonnes and oil exports forecast at 5 million tonnes. For 2016-17, USDA sees 5.76 million tonnes of production and 5.1 million tonnes of exports.

- Date: 2017-05-15 · published 2017-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71118-usda-sunflower-oil-production-in-ukraine-will-reach-5-63-mln-tonnes-in-the
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A large Ukrainian crop and strong export pace keep sunflower oil supply ample, which weighs on vegetable oil prices and limits support for sunflower meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-09-18 | [Ukraine kept the leading positions in sunflower oil production and exports - Ukroliyaprom -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69078-ukraine-kept-the-leading-positions-in-sunflower-oil-production-and-exports.md) | -1.6% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2023-10-16 | [USDA improved the forecast for Ukrainian sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33751-usda-improved-the-forecast-for-ukrainian-sunflower-oil.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2023-02-13 | [USDA raised the forecast for Ukrainian sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37435-usda-raised-the-forecast-for-ukrainian-sunflower-oil.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12557

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