🌻Sunflower Market Price Overview
Зміст
Ukraine – 2026 (January–March)
🌻 Sunflower Seed
During the first quarter of 2026, sunflower seed prices showed a steady upward trend driven by strong demand from processing plants.
- January: ~27,800 UAH/t
- February: ~28,800 UAH/t
- March: ~30,000 UAH/t
Key drivers:
- high competition among oil extraction plants;
- strong export demand for sunflower oil;
- limited supply of raw materials.
🌾 Sunflower Meal
Sunflower meal prices remained relatively stable with moderate growth.
- January: ~10,000 UAH/t
- February: ~10,200 UAH/t
- March: ~10,600 UAH/t
Key factors:
- demand from feed producers;
- export market activity;
- competition with other feed ingredients.
🌻 Sunflower Cake
Sunflower cake demonstrated a gradual increase in prices following general market trends.
- January: ~7,500 UAH/t
- February: ~8,000 UAH/t
- March: ~8,400 UAH/t
Market factors:
- stable demand from livestock farms;
- correlation with sunflower meal prices;
- processing volumes.
🌿 Sunflower Husk
Sunflower husk showed the highest relative growth rate due to bioenergy demand.
- January: ~2,600 UAH/t
- February: ~2,900 UAH/t
- March: ~3,150 UAH/t
Key drivers:
- demand for biofuel (boilers, industrial heating);
- growth of pellet production;
- increasing interest in alternative energy sources.
📊 Overall Market Trend
The sunflower complex in Ukraine during Q1 2026 demonstrated a consistent upward price trend across all products.
| Product | January | February | March | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Seed | 27,800 | 28,800 | 30,000 | ↑ Growth |
| Sunflower Meal | 10,000 | 10,200 | 10,600 | ↑ Moderate growth |
| Sunflower Cake | 7,500 | 8,000 | 8,400 | ↑ Growth |
| Sunflower Husk | 2,600 | 2,900 | 3,150 | ↑ Strong growth |
📌 Conclusion
- The market showed positive dynamics across all segments.
- Sunflower seed prices were driven by processing demand.
- Meal and cake remained stable due to feed market balance.
- Husk demonstrated the strongest growth potential due to bioenergy demand.