# Due to the shutdown of the ports of Great Odesa, 5 million tons of sunflower may not be processed

> Deep-sea oil tanker departures from Ukrainian ports fell from 22 in July to four in October 2026. An analyst estimates that up to 5 million tonnes of sunflower may go unprocessed in 2026/27 because of maritime logistics and security risks. Under the baseline scenario, processing is 7.2 million tonnes against roughly 12 million normally.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:09:43.747Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78556-due-to-the-shutdown-of-the-ports-of-great-odesa-5-million-tons-of-sunflower-may
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply reduced crushing and oil exports tighten vegetable oil and sunflower meal supply, which supports prices for these products in global markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-11-24 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine are increasing against the backdrop of increased export of seeds and processed products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38793-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-are-increasing-against-the-backdrop-of-increased.md) | -3.3% | -10.2% |
| SBO | 2021-09-28 | [Argentine exports of soy and oil products down $620 mi due to low water level on Paraná River - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44929-argentine-exports-of-soy-and-oil-products-down-620-mi-due-to-low-water-level-on.md) | +0.7% | +8.1% |
| SBO | 2026-01-27 | [Ukraine Sees Record Sunflower Prices Amid Power Outages and Export Market Shifts \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12811-ukraine-sees-record-sunflower-prices-amid-power-outages-and-export-market.md) | -0.9% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2018-09-25 | [Argentina national strike protests inflation, shuts grains port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62869-argentina-national-strike-protests-inflation-shuts-grains-port.md) | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| SBO | 2024-09-30 | [Palm Oil News - The Lack of Soyoil in Brazil Made Supply Crisis to Biodiesel Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28408-palm-oil-news-the-lack-of-soyoil-in-brazil-made-supply-crisis-to-biodiesel.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/due-to-the-shutdown-of-the-ports-of-great-odesa-5-million-tons-of-sunflower-may-not-be-processed/

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