# Turkey Increased Soybean And Sunflower Import In February

> Turkey's soybean imports rose to 190,000 tonnes in February 2017 from 122,000 tonnes a year earlier, according to Oil World. Sunflower meal imports reached 108,000 tonnes over the past month, and traders expect a possible tax increase on imported sunflower oil.

- Date: 2017-04-10 · published 2017-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71619-turkey-increased-soybean-and-sunflower-import-in-february
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Turkish demand for soybeans, soymeal and sunflower meal supports export prices for these feed proteins, while a possible tax rise could cut sunflower oil imports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-01-27 | [The sharp rise in prices of soybean oil will support prices for sunflower oil and sunflower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49249-the-sharp-rise-in-prices-of-soybean-oil-will-support-prices-for-sunflower-oil.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +1.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-21 | [Argentina plans to increase soybean crush and exports in 2026/27](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13773-argentina-plans-to-increase-soybean-crush-and-exports-in-2026-27.md) | -1.3% | — |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [China's soybean imports will keep increasing - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51481-china-s-soybean-imports-will-keep-increasing-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [China to significantly increase U.S. soybean imports after Phase 1 deal: Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54942-china-to-significantly-increase-u-s-soybean-imports-after-phase-1-deal-global.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2021-01-27 | [The sharp rise in prices of soybean oil will support prices for sunflower oil and sunflower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49249-the-sharp-rise-in-prices-of-soybean-oil-will-support-prices-for-sunflower-oil.md) | -0.9% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +2.0% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2026-06-25 | [EU sharply increases oilseed exports despite reduced sunflower production and reduced processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12622-eu-sharply-increases-oilseed-exports-despite-reduced-sunflower-production-and.md) | -0.6% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12415

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