Russia's export duty on sunflower oil to remain zero in May, sunflower meal to drop 29.8% - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. April 25 (Interfax) - The duty on exporting sunflower oil from Russia will remain zero in May, as in the 11 previous months, the Agriculture Ministry said.

The duty on exporting sunflower meal will drop 29.8% month-on-month to 2,389.6 rubles per tonne in May from 3,403.9 rubles per tonne in April.

The duties are based on indicative prices of $766.70 per tonne for sunflower oil versus $768.60 per tonne the previous month, and $205.90 per tonne for sunflower meal against $224.70 per tonne.

The baseline price for calculating the duty on sunflower meal has increased by 2,000 rubles to 15,875 rubles per tonne as of September 1, 2023, while the duty on sunflower oil has remained 82,500 rubles per tonne.

Duties have been calculated in rubles since July 2022 rather than in dollars as previously. The duty on sunflower oil is 70% of the difference between the baseline price of 82,500 rubles per tonne and the indicative price, which is the average market price for the month. The export duty for sunflower meal is calculated using a formula that is the difference between the indicative price and the baseline price of 15,875 rubles per tonne, multiplied by an adjustment factor of 0.7.