# USDA estimates 2026 sunflower production at 2.38 billion pounds

> USDA's first 2026 sunflower estimate puts US production at 2.38 billion pounds, up 3%, with planted area up 8% to about 1.39 million acres. Oil-type seed stocks in March were up 48% from a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-05-27 · published 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19372-usda-estimates-2026-sunflower-production-at-2-38-billion-pounds
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Larger US sunflower supply supports higher domestic crush and more sunflower meal and oil availability, a bearish factor for sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-06-04 | [USDA projects increase in sunflower production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52727-usda-projects-increase-in-sunflower-production.md) | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| SBO | 2024-02-02 | [EPA underestimated U.S. biodiesel production \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15237-epa-underestimated-u-s-biodiesel-production-the-western-producer.md) | +2.4% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2017-05-15 | [USDA: Sunflower oil production in Ukraine will reach 5.63 mln. tonnes in the current season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71118-usda-sunflower-oil-production-in-ukraine-will-reach-5-63-mln-tonnes-in-the.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2026-06-30 | [What global sunflower production increase means for farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12625-what-global-sunflower-production-increase-means-for-farmers.md) | +2.8% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/u-s-sunflower-production-surges-in-2026

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