The European Union increased sunflower imports in the 2026/27 MY, significantly increasing supplies from Argentina

According to the European Commission's operational data, from July 1 to October 25, 2026/27 MY, EU countries increased sunflower seed imports compared to the previous season by 73.9% from 138.26 to 240.48 thousand tons, which is 30.3% higher than the corresponding figure for 2024/25 MY (184.51 thousand tons).

The main supplier of sunflower seeds was Argentina, which increased its supplies 48 times from 2.1 thousand tons (1.52% of total imports) in 2025 to 101.1 thousand tons (42.04%) in 2026. Serbia remained in second place, which increased its supplies by 75.6% over the year from 27.71 thousand tons (20.04%) to 48.68 thousand tons (20.24%). Moldova, which was the largest supplier last year, took third place, reducing its supplies from 82.36 thousand tons (59.57%) to 48.25 thousand tons (20.06%).

At the same time, supplies from Ukraine increased 6.2 times from 1.89 thousand tons (1.36%) to 11.76 thousand tons (4.89%).