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Sunflower shortage intensifies competition: oil refineries will be forced to raise purchase prices

Competition Due to Raw Material Shortage

This year’s weather conditions in southern and eastern Ukraine, as well as in some central regions, are seriously complicating sunflower cultivation. Drought and excessive heat are limiting production potential, reducing yields, and sometimes even leading to a reduction in sown areas. As a result, refineries, especially those operating in regions with unfavorable conditions, may face raw material shortages.

Seasonal decline: why are sunflower oil prices falling?

Introduction: the beginning of a price correction

Over the past week, Russian sunflower oil bid prices for August-September delivery have fallen by $5-10/t to $1,130-1,135/t FOB. This was in response to favorable harvest forecasts and the traditional seasonal price decline.

Sudden Shifts: How Oil Extraction Plants Boost Rapeseed Processing Amid Modest Sunflower Yields

Low Yields Push Plants Toward Rapeseed and Soy

In Ukraine’s southern and central regions, particularly Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk, early harvest figures reveal abnormally low sunflower output — merely 1.8 thousand tons from 3.2 thousand hectares, equating to about 0.56 t/ha (agroportal.ua).

From supermarket shelves to global exchanges: analysis of sunflower oil prices

Prices in Ukraine (Domestic Market)

Exports of Ukrainian sunflower meal to the EU decreased significantly in July

Overall dynamics: July set a three-year low

Read the article

A new article “The state of sunflower crops in Ukraine: regional analysis and expected yield – 2025” has been published on the Dnipro Agro Group website.

You can read it at the link

Focus on processing: what to expect from the new oilseed season

In the 2025/26 season, analysts from the Ukroliyaprom Association forecast significant changes in the structure of oilseed processing in Ukraine.

Rising sunflower prices in Ukraine: why are they rising?

This season, there has been an increase in purchase prices for sunflower in Ukraine – the main reason is the increase in prices for sunflower oil and meal, as well as uncertainty about the new harvest.

Sunflower and sunflower oil market: trends and forecasts

The market for sunflower and sunflower oil looks like this:

The domestic market of Ukraine continues to see a downward trend in prices for sunflower and its processed products. According to analysts at Spike Brokers, the price of sunflower (46% oil content) has decreased by UAH 500-600/t over the past week and continues to fall.

Ukrainian Processors Secure Sunflower Stocks: Prices Remain Stable, but Market Under Pressure

As of May 2025, Ukrainian oilseed processors have already purchased sufficient volumes of sunflower seeds to ensure uninterrupted operation of their facilities. Prices for sunflower seeds with 50% oil content remain in the range of UAH 26,000–26,700 per ton (USD 550–565/t excluding VAT) with delivery to the plant.