# Ukraine could beat own record in sunflower oil exports

> Ukrainian outlets report USDA forecasts for record-level sunflower oil exports, with 2017-18 production of 5.63 million tonnes and 2016 exports of a record 4.8 million tonnes worth $4.8 billion. The article also cites 2016 crude oil output growth of 20.2%.

- Date: 2017-05-12 · published 2017-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71119-ukraine-could-beat-own-record-in-sunflower-oil-exports
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record export capacity and large supplies from Ukraine, the world's largest sunflower oil exporter, point to ample global vegetable oil availability and softer prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2022-10-07 | [Turkey on pace for record sunflower seed crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39252-turkey-on-pace-for-record-sunflower-seed-crop-world-grain.md) | +1.8% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- unian.info: https://www.unian.info/economics/1918486-ukraine-could-beat-own-record-in-sunflower-oil-exports.html

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