Decline in world oil prices
In November 2025, analysts noted a significant decrease in world prices for sunflower oil – about 50 USD per week, which automatically affected the domestic market of Ukraine. As a result, purchase prices for sunflower seeds were adjusted: prices for processing enterprises decreased by ~10 USD per ton.
At the same time, yield indicators remain low – about 1.89 t/ha, which limits the total harvest to approximately 8.7 million tons. Analysts predict that under such conditions, processors face narrower margins and a delayed opportunity for profitable purchases, and on the other hand, the increase in prices for sunflower meal (+10 USD/t per week) may serve as a signal of future stabilization or even an increase in seed prices.
Sunflower seed quality control
In such a situation, when prices are adjusted and the market prefers high-quality raw materials, the issue of sunflower seed quality control becomes very important. A modern solution is the use of the infrared grain analyzer Granolyser (manufactured by Pfeuffer, distributor – 3S Company) for laboratories of elevators, processing plants and grain traders.
This device allows you to determine moisture, oil content, protein, gluten, starch and other parameters for sunflower seeds in 20-40 seconds without any sample preparation.
Thanks to such operational diagnostics, you can not only quickly respond to changes in the quality of raw materials, but also reasonably adjust purchase prices, implement requirements for selection standards and increase the competitiveness of products.
Thus, for farmers and processors working with sunflower, price pressure on the market is accompanied by a simultaneous need for stricter quality control – an investment in laboratory equipment such as the Granolyser can be a decisive competitive advantage.