# Ukraine sunflower & rapeseed oil export surge and the Thyme market

> Ukraine’s sunflower oil exports rose 76% month on month to 258,700 tonnes in October, while rapeseed oil shipments to the EU increased nearly 45% in the first 17 weeks of the 2026/27 season. The added supply is easing tightness in Europe’s vegetable-oil market and weighing on premiums; thyme demand and prices are described as indirectly pressured, with thyme itself consolidating.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:22:10.351Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine and EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91162-ukraine-sunflower-and-rapeseed-oil-export-surge-and-the-thyme-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Black Sea oil flows increase regional availability and cap vegetable-oil prices. Any effect on thyme is indirect and limited, as buyers may shift toward mainstream oils and reassess specialty-ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-06-30 | [Rise of Russian sunflower exports hits Ukraine’s share of market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52735-rise-of-russian-sunflower-exports-hits-ukraine-s-share-of-market.md) | +4.1% | +6.5% |
| SBO | 2019-04-23 | [Ukraine and Russia increase the production of sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59716-ukraine-and-russia-increase-the-production-of-sunflower-oil.md) | -2.9% | -4.2% |
| SBO | 2023-06-02 | [Despite the drop in prices, the rate of sunflower oil exports from Ukraine remains high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35624-despite-the-drop-in-prices-the-rate-of-sunflower-oil-exports-from-ukraine.md) | +5.0% | +20.5% |
| SBO | 2024-12-04 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine remain under pressure from falling export prices for sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27070-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-remain-under-pressure-from-falling-export-prices.md) | +2.9% | -0.0% |
| SBO | 2026-04-30 | [Argentina is increasing its sunflower oil and meal exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19830-argentina-is-increasing-its-sunflower-oil-and-meal-exports.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/ukrainian-veg-oil-export-surge-ripples-into-niche-thyme-market

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