The EU has set a record for sunflower oil exports during the 2022/2023 marketing year, with a significant amount coming from Bulgaria and Romania. The main consumers of EU sunflower oil are Iraq, India, Morocco, and South Africa. Ukraine is also experiencing an increase in its sunflower processing volume, with countries like Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey buying Ukrainian sunflower to supplement their own oilseed processing plants and enter the Ukrainian market.