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Sunflower: Relationships

Every element and industry that Sunflower is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Palm oil: Sunflower oil from the Black Sea and palm oil from Southeast Asia compete for India's frying and cooking oil demand, so a supply shock in one, as in 2022, sends buyers to the other and lifts both prices. (researched)
  • Biodiesel (FAME): Their prices have moved together.
  • Crude oil: Their prices have moved together.
  • Groundnuts: Their prices have moved together.
  • Rapeseed: Their prices have moved together.
  • Soybeans: Their prices have moved together.
  • Wheat: Their prices have moved together.