Turkey has almost completely abandoned Ukrainian sunflower meal: who has taken over the market

Turkey has almost completely abandoned Ukrainian sunflower meal: who has taken over the market Turkey has reoriented itself towards Russian sunflower meal, reducing Ukraine's share of the market to 4% in the 2025–2026 season. Russia controls 90% of Turkey's meal imports, particularly due to the EU tariff on Russian products, which has contributed to the redistribution of flows to the Turkish market. Turkey has rapidly reoriented itself towards Russian sunflower meal, pushing out Ukrainian products. Over a few years, Ukraine's share in this market has decreased dramatically. Ukraine has lost a key market According to analysts at ASAP Agri, over the past decade, the structure of sunflower meal imports in Turkey has undergone radical changes. If in the 2015–2016 marketing year Ukraine and Russia had almost equal positions – about 45% each, then subsequently the balance began to shift. By the 2021–2022 marketing year, Ukraine's share had decreased to about 30%, while Russia increased ...