# Royal Taste halts sunflower oil production due to market conditions

> Ukrainian oil and mayonnaise producer Korolivskyi Smak has ceased production and stopped buying oilseeds amid Russian attacks and power disruptions, and is cutting staff. The company follows Kernel, which recently halted operations at eight plants and discontinued seed procurement. The company did not disclose job cut numbers or the length of the halt.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T15:06:47.365Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99540-royal-taste-halts-sunflower-oil-production-due-to-market-conditions
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Each additional Ukrainian crusher that halts adds to the loss of sunflower oil and meal supply and reduces seed demand, reinforcing upward pressure on sunflower product prices, though this plant is smaller than the largest processors.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-02-23 | [Palm hits all-time high on supply concerns due to Ukraine crisis - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42798-palm-hits-all-time-high-on-supply-concerns-due-to-ukraine-crisis-markets.md) | +3.8% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2022-03-29 | [War in Ukraine impacts sunflower market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42390-war-in-ukraine-impacts-sunflower-market.md) | +264.4% | +276.2% |
| SBO | 2026-08-25 | [Cuts to Sunflower yields and Black Sea Disruption Converge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12897-cuts-to-sunflower-yields-and-black-sea-disruption-converge.md) | +1.8% | +3.5% |
| SBO | 2020-04-12 | [Oil News: OPEC+ Deal to Cut Production Reached, Price War Ends - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53541-oil-news-opec-deal-to-cut-production-reached-price-war-ends-bloomberg.md) | -4.1% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- 24brussels.online: https://24brussels.online/ukraine/royal-taste-halts-sunflower-oil-production-due-to-market-conditions/

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