# Global sunflower production set to rise 8% in 2025-26, Russia maintains top producer status

> USDA forecasts global sunflower production in 2025/26 to rise 8% to 56.2 million tonnes, with gains in Russia, the EU, Ukraine, Turkey and the US. Sunflower crush is forecast up 4.1 million tonnes to 51.8 million, and sunflower oil output up 1.8 million tonnes to 21.9 million.

- Date: 2025-06-23 · published 2025-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24343-global-sunflower-production-set-to-rise-8-in-2025-26-russia-maintains-top
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger sunflower crop lifts meal and oil supply in the 2025/26 year, which is bearish for sunflower meal and oil prices and gives feed buyers more substitute options.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-05-27 | [USDA estimates 2026 sunflower production at 2.38 billion pounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19372-usda-estimates-2026-sunflower-production-at-2-38-billion-pounds.md) | +1.7% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/global-sunflower-production-booms

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