The Bulgarian Competition Authority publishes the results of the sector inquiry on the sunflower oil market

On 22 June 2012 the Bulgarian Competition Authority (CPC) [1] published the results of its sector inquiry into the market for sunflower seed and production and distribution of sunflower oil. The CPC’s ex officio investigation was initiated in February 2011 and was prompted by the unusually high price volatility in August-October 2010. In its sector inquiry the CPC considered the trends and tendencies on the world markets and their effects on the domestic market. Russia, Ukraine and Argentina were identified as world leaders with more than 50% of the world market share. In the EU the cultivation of sunflower was concentrated in the six Member States (more than 90%): France, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Romania, and

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Alexandr Svetlicinii, The Bulgarian Competition Authority publishes the results of the sector inquiry on the sunflower oil market, 22 June 2012, e-Competitions June 2012, Art. N° 48220

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