# Ukraine: sunmeal exports up in October 2016 – Business World

> Ukrainian sunflower meal exports rose to 349.8 thousand tonnes in October 2016, up from 141.5 thousand in September, and 491.3 thousand for September-October combined. Analysts expect the 2016/17 season to set an export record of at least 4.4 million tonnes, with India taking a growing share.

- Date: 2016-12-16 · published 2016-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73571-ukraine-sunmeal-exports-up-in-october-2016-business-world
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Ukrainian sunmeal export flows add supply to global protein meal markets, modestly pressuring competing meal prices, while Turkey's shift toward sunseed reflects a duty on sunoil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-01-18 | [India’s soymeal exports to jump as drought curbs Argentine supply: industry officials - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10664-india-s-soymeal-exports-to-jump-as-drought-curbs-argentine-supply-industry.md) | -3.9% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2018-12-28 | [Ukraine exported a record volume of sunflower meal to China — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61677-ukraine-exported-a-record-volume-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-latifundist-com.md) | +3.7% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2025-09-20 | [India’s oilmeal exports drop 12% in August as soybean meal shipments slip  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22988-india-s-oilmeal-exports-drop-12-in-august-as-soybean-meal-shipments-slip-the.md) | -4.4% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2026-01-13 | [Argentina soybean exports forecast to rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13812-argentina-soybean-exports-forecast-to-rise-world-grain.md) | -1.9% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2018-12-05 | [Argentina soybean imports soaring \| 2018-12-05  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61426-argentina-soybean-imports-soaring-2018-12-05-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- smiraponitke.com: https://smiraponitke.com/2016/12/16/ukraine-sunmeal-exports-up-in-october-2016.html

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