Turkey may regain the lead in purchasing Russian sunflower oil — Oil and Fat Union

At the end of the season, the country ranked second. The reduction of import duties on sunflower oil in Turkey from October 1, 2025, will help increase Russian supplies. The country may once again become the leading importer of this product from Russia, reported to the magazine Pole.RF the executive director of the Russian Oil and Fat Union Mikhail Maltsev. The Turkish government reduced the import duty for sunflower oil into Turkey by 6 percentage points—from 36 to 30%, and also reduced the duty on the import of oilseeds—from 20 to 12%. "The Turkish authorities periodically take such measures to reduce or increase duties on the import of oil and raw materials depending on the market situation, especially when the country's own sunflower crop is significantly reduced," Maltsev noted. According to the union, at the end of the 2024/25 season, Turkey purchased 855 thousand tons of sunflower oil from Russia and ranked second in the list of key importers after India. "In the ...