# Sunflower processing capacities are 70% loaded — Kapshuk — Latifundist.com

> Ukrainian crushers are running at about 70% of capacity, with 13.4 million tonnes of sunflower harvested against 18-18.5 million tonnes of processing capacity. Ukroliyaprom CEO Stepan Kapshuk says strong competition for seed keeps seed prices high despite lower export prices for sunflower oil. Record September-October sunflower oil output of 916,000 tonnes is noted.

- Date: 2016-11-30 · published 2016-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73955-sunflower-processing-capacities-are-70-loaded-kapshuk-latifundist-com
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Underused crush capacity keeps sunflower seed prices firm, while falling sunflower oil export prices squeeze processing margins and may reduce meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- latifundist.com: https://latifundist.com/en/novosti/33693-moshchnosti-po-pererabotke-podsolnechnika-zagruzheny-na-70--kapshuk

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