South Africa
Data
World Bank · Pink Sheet

Sunflower oil

EU, Rotterdam

1 390 US$/tPrice · September 2026
-6,3%1 month
+5,9%12 months
+6,1%5 years

Monthly price since 2002

US$/t

Annual average price

US$/t
YearPrice
20251 264
20241 060
20231 007
20221 651
20211 404
2020881
2019741
2018765
2017818
2016867
2015889
2014920
20131 155
20121 448
20111 598
20101 074
2009855
20081 499
20071 022
2006658

The last 24 months

US$/t
MonthPrice
September 20261 390
August 20261 484
July 20261 497
June 20261 508
May 20261 503
April 20261 485
March 20261 465
February 20261 445
January 20261 441
December 20251 352
November 20251 360
October 20251 363
September 20251 312
August 20251 274
July 20251 214
June 20251 196
May 20251 208
April 20251 225
March 20251 233
February 20251 220
January 20251 207
December 20241 223
November 20241 267
October 20241 206

Who produces it: world production in 2023

Countries with recorded production: 80

252 700South Africa · Tonnes
13 / 80World rank
1,1%Share of world
CountryTonnesShare of world
Russia7 038 70031%
Ukraine6 044 50027%
Argentina1 709 5117,6%
Türkiye900 6004,0%
Hungary765 4003,4%
Bulgaria683 0003,0%
France619 6002,7%
Romania567 5002,5%
Kazakhstan537 1252,4%
Spain481 2002,1%

World production since 2000

Largest exporters in 2024

CountryTonnesShare of worldExport value (million US$)
Ukraine6 008 49534%5 122
Russia4 532 43025%3 921
Türkiye1 079 0936,1%1 275
Netherlands829 4314,7%885
Hungary727 7984,1%788
Argentina692 1593,9%652
Bulgaria571 9723,2%597
France489 3802,8%588
Kazakhstan483 6422,7%420
Spain259 8331,5%392

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These are prices on international markets, in US dollars, not shop prices: changes take months to reach the shelves, and exchange rates, transport and local costs count just as much.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), update of 2 October 2026, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: changes over one month, twelve months and five years.

Source: FAOSTAT, Crops and livestock products — production (update of 23 December 2025) and trade (update of 23 July 2026), compiled by FAO, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: shares and ranks.