Europe faces shortage of sunflower oil and derivatives due to war in Ukraine

Europe faces a shortage of sunflower oil and its derivatives due to the war in Ukraine. The lack is already felt on supermarket shelves, not only the food industry, but also the cosmetics industry is beginning to face difficulties. Ukraine and Russia are the world's largest exporters of the product. From Paris to Barcelona, the images are repeated: empty shelves in the sunflower oil part or other derivatives of it, such as margarine, chips and sauces. In establishments where some rare bottles of this product, until then ordinary, still remain, prices took an unexpected rise. The demand for sunflower oil is such that some supermarket chains have even imposed quotas on customers. In Madrid, the Mercadona and Corte Inglés establishments allow each customer to take only five liters of the product per day. Read too: Soy oil price rises again in Brazil Counterfeit olive oil: see step by step how inspection is In the 'war' against inflation, government cuts tax on cheese and coffee, but ...