# Sunflower Highlights

> Health Canada is seeking comment until June 21, 2017 on a proposed ban on partially hydrogenated oils in foods, with the ban taking effect one year after finalization. The US FDA has set a June 18, 2018 deadline for food companies to remove PHOs.

- Date: 2017-04-17 · published 2017-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71618-sunflower-highlights
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Removing trans fats pushes food makers toward high-oleic oils, which supports demand for high-oleic sunflower and other specialty oils and may shift some demand away from conventional oils.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-12-16 | [Grain Highlights 16.12.2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49510-grain-highlights-16-12-2020.md) | +3.5% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2023-03-09 | [Sunflower exports: to be or not to be? 2022-2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36988-sunflower-exports-to-be-or-not-to-be-2022-2024.md) | -5.4% | -5.1% |
| SBO | 2017-05-01 | [Canola markets turn slightly higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71115-canola-markets-turn-slightly-higher.md) | +4.0% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2022-05-17 | [Russia to hike sunflower export levy from start of June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41518-russia-to-hike-sunflower-export-levy-from-start-of-june.md) | -2.1% | -7.6% |
| SBO | 2021-04-21 | [Economy Ministry suggests sunflower export ban — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47716-economy-ministry-suggests-sunflower-export-ban-latifundist-com.md) | +8.7% | +13.3% |

## Sources

- sunflowernsa.com: https://www.sunflowernsa.com/media/pressreleases/Sunflower-Highlights-April-17-12017/

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