Sunflower seeds and oil prices in Ukraine exceed world prices due to low stocks at the end of the MY 2024/25, but export demand may decrease in the new season

equivalent to $1,160-1,200/t, while export demand prices are $1,135-1,145/t for deliveries to the port in August and $1,100/t for deliveries in September. As a result, small factories intensified processing and raised prices for sunseed (with 50% oil content) to 27,500-28,000 UAH/t with delivery to the factory. It is worth noting that the demand prices for August deliveries of sunflower oil to India are currently $1,210-1,220/t, to China – $1,150/t, and to EU countries – $1,200-1,220/t. Dry weather in Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions may reduce the sunseed harvest by 1 million tons, but in other parts of Ukraine, conditions are favorable for sunflower planting, so the production forecast remains at 13.5-14 million tons. Moldova, Bulgaria and Romania are expected to increase sunflower production compared to last year, but the market’s attention is currently focused on harvest forecasts in Russia and Kazakhstan. Drought conditions in the southwestern part of Russia will slightly ...