Agricultural News / Sunflowers

September 26, 2024 / Agricultural products, Sunflowers

Tariffs on sunflower meal exports from Russia continue to rise

Source: APKinform (Ukraine) In October this year, the export duty on sunflower meal in Russia will increase - from 2.881 rubles/ton in September to almost 2.928 rubles/ton. At the same time, the export duty will…

September 25, 2024 / Sunflowers

US sunflower acreage down by almost 50 percent

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) The area planted with sunflowers in the United States in 2024 decreased by 2023% from 46 to 715.200 acres (289.400 hectares), according to the first…

September 23, 2024 / Sunflowers

Russia remains the world's most important supplier of sunflower seeds

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) According to the latest estimates by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the global harvest of sunflower seeds will probably be lower than previously expected. Especially in the EU and Ukraine…

September 17, 2024 / Sunflowers

Moldova almost triples sunflower seed exports in 2024

Source: APKinform (Ukraine) Exports of Sunflower seeds from the Republic of Moldova from January to August this year amounted to 344,56 thousand tons, which is 2,7 times the export volume to the…

September 16, 2024 / Edible oils, Sunflowers

USDA again downgrades sunflower and oil forecast for Ukraine

Source: Ukragroconsult (Ukraine) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its forecast for the production of sunflower and sunflower products in Ukraine in the 2024/25 marketing year. This follows from the data of the USDA report…

September 12, 2024 / Sunflowers

Bulgaria records lowest sunflower harvest in a decade

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) According to a new report from USDA FAS/Sofia, Bulgaria's oilseed crop in the 2024/25 marketing year will be lower due to extremely hot and dry weather conditions in July and August....

August 16, 2024 / Sunflowers

Oil content of Ukrainian sunflowers is record low

Source: Ukragroconsult (Ukraine) Sunflowers of the new crop are being traded towards ports at $490-500 with VAT, depending on the oil content. This is reported by analysts from Spike Brokers in Telegram. "The…

August 14, 2024 / Sunflowers

Ukrainian sunflower meal exports fell by 28 percent to 290.000 tons in July

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) Exports of Ukrainian sunflower meal decreased to 290 thousand tons in July this season. This is 28% less than in June, but 12% more than in…

August 14, 2024 / Sunflowers

The cost of sunflowers in Kazakhstan has increased by 38 percent during the week

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) The increase in prices for flax, rapeseed and sunflower in Kazakhstan continues. Experts expect the upward trend to continue. "In the group of oilseeds...

August 13, 2024 / Sunflowers

Drought in Romania causes sunflower yields to drop to 1 tonne per hectare

Source: Ukragroconsult (Ukraine) Due to the unusually high temperatures, Romanian farmers have started harvesting sunflowers. The weather conditions led to a drop in yields of up to 90 percent. Lag…

August 9, 2024 / Sunflowers

Russia's sunflower harvest could fall by 2024 percent in 10

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) The gross sunflower harvest in Russia this year will be at least 15,6 million tons, excluding new areas, but due to drought yields will fall in the south….

August 7, 2024 / Edible oils, Sunflowers

Türkiye sets import quotas for sunflowers and sunflower oil for 2025

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) The Turkish government has set tariff quotas for the import of sunflower and sunflower oil for 2025, reports the Grain On-Line agency, citing Haberler.com. The…

August 6, 2024 / Sunflowers

Sunflower exports from Bulgaria fell by 26 percent

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) Bulgaria exported only 450.000 tons of sunflowers in the first eleven months of the current season. This is 26% less than in the same period of the previous season…

July 30, 2024 / Rapeseeds, Sunflowers

Strategy Grains lowers EU harvest forecasts for rapeseed and sunflower again

Source: Ukragroconsult (Ukraine) Strategy Grains has released its monthly forecasts for this year’s rapeseed and sunflower harvests in the EU have been reduced again as adverse weather conditions have affected the main oilseed crops in the EU…

July 17, 2024 / Sunflowers

Downgrade of the forecast for Ukraine's sunflower production in the 2024/25 marketing year

Source: Oleoscope (Russia) In its July report, the USDA lowered its forecast for the global sunflower seed crop in the 2024/25 marketing year by 0,6 million tons to 54,8 million tons. The largest reduction came…

July 4, 2024 / Sunflowers

Ukrainian sunflower exports fall by 86 percent

The Ministry of Economy has summed up the results of the 2023/2024 financial year, which ended on June 30. During this period, Ukrainian exporters sold 69,86 million tons of goods from the categories of grain,…