Argentina reduced soybean oil exports and increased sunflower oil supplies in January

According to Oil World, in January, Argentina reduced exports of soybean oil compared to December from 562 to 460-480 thousand tons (502 thousand tons in January 2025), and soybean meal - from 2.05 to 1.95-2 (2.22) million tons.

This is due to a decrease in soybean processing volumes in the country, which will continue to decline in February.

At the same time, exports of sunflower oil in January increased compared to the corresponding figure in 2025 by two times to 100 thousand tons, sunflower meal - from 105 to 150-160 thousand tons, and exports of sunflower seeds reached almost 100 thousand tons (with deliveries to South Africa and the Black Sea countries) and will continue to increase in February.

Sunflower processing in Argentina seasonally increases in February-March, and this year will peak in April, when new processing facilities will be put into operation. Accordingly, exports of sunflower oil and meal will increase in the coming months.

Currently, sunflower has been harvested on 25% of the country's area, and the harvest could reach a record 6.2-6.6 million tons (compared to 5.5 million tons in 2025 and 4.5 million tons in 2024).