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Date Published: 07/03/2022

ARCHIVED - Spanish supermarkets ration sale of sunflower oil amid Ukraine crisis

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Spain imports a quarter of all its sunflower seeds and oil from Ukraine

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Spanish supermarkets ration sale of sunflower oil amid Ukraine crisis

Much of Europe is in fear of a supply crisis as well as extortionate prices as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and with Spain depending on the besieged nation for 60% of its total sunflower oil imports, the effects are already being felt in supermarkets across the country.

Consumer panic has led to shoppers emptying shelves of sunflower oil and seeds, prompting Mercadona to limit customers to five litres per person per day. Consum quickly followed suit, and has rationed its supply to one litre per shopper. Makro, which is one of the largest suppliers of the hospitality industry in Spain, has issued a press release, restricting the purchase to one bottle a day.

“The terrible situation that Ukraine is experiencing at the moment is causing imbalances in the supply of products that come from the conflict zone,” the statement read.

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“Items such as sunflower oil, high oleic oil or preparations for frying are experiencing a lack of supply throughout the Spanish market and at Makro we are also being affected by this problem,” the company explained, adding that uncertainty over when and if the next delivery will arrive has forced them to limit sales considerably.

Likewise, Mercadona sources have confirmed that the chain has experienced “disproportionate purchases” in recent days, as both ordinary customers and restaurant owners scramble to stock up before the supply runs out altogether.

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De los creadores de la “crisis del papel higiénico” durante la pandemia….llega el “Llévate 5 litros de aceite de girasol de Mercadona” , aunque no hayas comprado en tu vida .. por si las moscas .. pic.twitter.com/3ImjLlSEoS
— ▀▄▀▄ El Gran Simonowski ▀▄▀▄ (@Migueramos77) March 5, 2022

Image: @Migueramos77 on Twitter

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