If you’ve been browsing supermarket shelves in recent weeks, you’ve no doubt come across empty shelves when looking for sunflower oil. Did the outbreak of war in Ukraine cause a shortage? Admittedly, deliveries from Ukraine have decreased, but the consequences could only really be felt in a few months, at the time of the next harvest. Sunflower sowing in Ukraine is indeed not certain to be carried out in the usual, or even sufficient, volumes. This observation quickly led to panic in the markets and a tendency for professionals to stockpile. Dependence on France, solutions, tips from manufacturers to replace sunflower oil… Here are 10 answers on the possible shortage of sunflower oil.