Ukraine war may result in 25% supply shortage of sunflower oil

The ongoing war in Ukraine, which is the world's largest sunflower grower, is likely to result in at least 25 per cent or 4-6 lakh tonnes shortage of crude sunflower oil supplies in India next fiscal, according to a report. Around 70 per cent of crude sunflower oil comes to India from Ukraine and about 20 per cent from Russia.