# Ukraine becoming monopoly supplier of sunflower meal to India’s market – Business World

> India has become a major importer of Ukrainian sunflower meal, with Ukraine supplying 146 thousand tonnes in 2015/16, a 24-fold increase in five seasons. Ukraine held over 80% of India's sunseed meal imports that season, and India is also a key buyer of Ukrainian sunseed oil.

- Date: 2016-12-07 · published 2016-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73579-ukraine-becoming-monopoly-supplier-of-sunflower-meal-to-india-s-market-business
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated Indian demand for Ukrainian sunmeal makes that origin's supply and freight pivotal to sunmeal pricing in Asia, though the change is structural rather than a new price shock.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- smiraponitke.com: https://smiraponitke.com/2016/12/07/ukraine-becoming-monopoly-supplier-of-sunflower-meal-to-indias-market.html

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