Argentina Intensifies Sunflower Oil and Meal Exports Amid Record Harvest

, reports Oil World. Sunflower oil exports: · In June – 127,000 tons versus 67,000 tons in June 2024. · Key destinations: India – 60,000 tons (27,000 tons last year), Iraq – 33,000 tons (0 tons last year). · For January–June 2025: 660,000 tons (compared to 550,000 tons last year and 491,000 tons on average over 5 years). · Other buyers: Chile, USA, Colombia, UAE, Australia. Sunflower meal exports: · In June – 146,000 tons (94,000 tons last year), of which 105,000 tons were shipped to the EU. · For January–June: 680,000 tons, which is 136,000 tons more than in 2024, of which 545,000 tons were exported to the EU. Yield and market impact: · In the 2024/25 marketing year, Argentina harvested 5.1 million tons of sunflowers (+1.2 million tons from the previous season, +0.8 million tons from the 5-year average). · Average yield increased ...