# EU sunflower and Spanish specialty crops improve — Shev IO

> EU sunflower seed production is forecast at 9.6 million tonnes in 2026, about 1.2 million more than last season and the largest crop in three years. The increase reflects a 5% rise in planted area and higher yields. Romania, France and Bulgaria are expected to make the largest gains.

- Date: 2026-08-22 · published 2026-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12898-eu-sunflower-and-spanish-specialty-crops-improve-shev-io
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU crop increases seed available to crushers, adding oil and meal supply. This is bearish for sunflower product prices in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-10-16 | [USDA improved the forecast for Ukrainian sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33751-usda-improved-the-forecast-for-ukrainian-sunflower-oil.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2026-03-24 | [Soybean and Sunflower Crush Rise, Stocks Hold Steady - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20254-soybean-and-sunflower-crush-rise-stocks-hold-steady-rfd-tv.md) | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| SBO | 2026-10-27 | [Argentina expands sunflowerseed production and crushing amid high global sunflower oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17209-argentina-expands-sunflowerseed-production-and-crushing-amid-high-global.md) | -0.5% | — |
| SBO | 2026-06-25 | [Sunflower seeds: outlook for the 2026 crop - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12627-sunflower-seeds-outlook-for-the-2026-crop-mundus-agri.md) | -2.8% | +8.0% |
| SBO | 2023-09-01 | [W34: Sunflower Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34216-w34-sunflower-update.md) | -4.2% | -10.4% |

## Sources

- shev.io: https://shev.io/en/news/eu-sunflower-crop-spanish-pistachio-grape-harvests-rise

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