# European sunflower oil prices rise by $60–65/ton after Ukrainian plants halt operations

> Sunflower oil prices for December–March delivery at six European ports rose $60–65 per ton on Friday, the strongest reaction to reports that Ukrainian oilseed processing plants had halted operations. A broker estimated that about 50% of Ukraine's sunflower processing capacity is shut, with no known restart date. Turkey did not raise demand or prices, and traders expect physical-market reaction from Italian and Spanish buyers next week.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T15:06:47.164Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99538-european-sunflower-oil-prices-rise-by-60-65-ton-after-ukrainian-plants-halt
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Ukraine supplies a large share of world sunflower oil, so a halt to about half its crushing capacity tightens European and export supply and supports sunflower oil and meal prices. Lower Ukrainian crush also reduces sunflower meal output, which tends to support protein meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-03-22 | [Ukraine Sunflower Planting to Sink With Crop Hit Hardest by War 22.03.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42395-ukraine-sunflower-planting-to-sink-with-crop-hit-hardest-by-war-22-03-2022.md) | +0.1% | +271.7% |
| SBO | 2022-03-01 | [The sunflower sector shaken by the Russian intervention in Ukraine – Archyde](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42391-the-sunflower-sector-shaken-by-the-russian-intervention-in-ukraine-archyde.md) | +2.9% | -3.2% |
| SBO | 2024-12-23 | [Rapeseed and its Oil Prices Rise Amid higher Demand and Supply Constraints](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27064-rapeseed-and-its-oil-prices-rise-amid-higher-demand-and-supply-constraints.md) | +0.3% | +10.6% |
| SBO | 2022-07-07 | [Ukraine exported a record amount of sunflower, but will cut production in half in the new season 07.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40603-ukraine-exported-a-record-amount-of-sunflower-but-will-cut-production-in-half.md) | -1.5% | +0.6% |
| SBO | 2024-08-26 | [Palm and soybean oil prices rise in response to recovery in crude oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28878-palm-and-soybean-oil-prices-rise-in-response-to-recovery-in-crude-oil-prices.md) | +3.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/european-sunflower-oil-prices-rise-by-60-65-ton-after-ukrainian-plants-halt-operations/

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