# Global sunflower seed production declines amid tight stocks

> USDA forecasts 2025-26 global sunflower seed production at 51.77 million tons, down 1% year on year, with Ukraine, the EU and Turkey all lower. Ending global sunflower oil stocks are projected to fall 15% to 2.28 million tons, the lowest in many years.

- Date: 2025-12-22 · published 2025-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21626-global-sunflower-seed-production-declines-amid-tight-stocks
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter sunflower seed and oil supplies lift crush margins and support sunflower meal prices. Sunflower meal is a substitute in protein-feed blends, so it can pull meal prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/global-sunflower-oil-stocks-hit-record-lows

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