Turkey significantly increased sunflower imports due to domestic deficit

Published 2025년 5월 6일

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In early 2025, Turkey's sunflower imports surged 4.3 times to 396,000 tons due to domestic shortages, with notable increases from Romania and Moldova. Sunflower oil imports rose to 308,000 tons, mainly from Russia and Ukraine, while sunflower meal imports reached 367,000 tons, largely from Russia. Despite growing domestic demand, Turkey maintained high sunflower oil exports, shipping 186,000 tons to countries like Ethiopia, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and EU nations.
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According to Oil World (Germany), in the 1st quarter of 2025, Turkey increased its sunflower imports by 4.3 times compared to the same period last year, from 92 thousand tons to a record 396 thousand tons due to a shortage of its own reserves. In particular, sunflower supplies from Romania increased from 21 to 201 thousand tons, from Moldova - from 28 to 168 thousand tons. Sunflower oil imports to Turkey in the 1st quarter amounted to 308 thousand tons, of which 211 thousand tons were supplied from the Russian Federation and 54 thousand tons - from Ukraine. And sunflower meal imports increased to 367 thousand tons, of which 356 thousand tons were purchased in the Russian Federation. Despite the increase in domestic demand, ...
Source: Graintrade

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