# Kernel shutdown jolts sunflower market as sunflower seed prices stay weak

> Kernel, which processes about 3.5 million tons of sunflower seed a year, has halted all eight oil extraction plants in Ukraine indefinitely after drone damage to buildings, machinery and storage. Raw sunflower seed purchase prices hover around UAH 15,000–16,000/t, and FCA Odesa black seed is quoted at EUR 0.38/kg as of 12 November, slightly lower than late October.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T09:07:04.184Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97468-kernel-shutdown-jolts-sunflower-market-as-sunflower-seed-prices-stay-weak
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Losing a large share of Ukrainian crush capacity cuts sunflower meal and oil supply and raises medium-term price risk, while weak seed prices reflect soft crushing demand rather than tight raw material supply.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/kernel-shutdown-jolts-sunflower-market-but-seed-prices-still-under-pressure

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