# CropGPT - Oils | Transcript: CropGPT - Sunflower - Week 20

> The French Ministry of Agriculture estimates sunflower area at 674,000 hectares, down 10.7% from 2024, a third straight annual decline. USDA projects Ukraine's 2025/26 sunflower output at 14.4 million tons, up 11%, while Ukrainian sunflower meal exports fall 29%. French rapeseed and soft wheat area is projected to rise.

- Date: 2025-05-18 · published 2025-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24814-cropgpt-oils-transcript-cropgpt-sunflower-week-20
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Ukrainian crop and a smaller French sunflower area point to more sunflower meal supply in 2025/26 than in the current year. That outlook could cap meal prices once the new crop is harvested.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- podcast-oils.cropgpt.ai: https://podcast-oils.cropgpt.ai/episodes/cropgpt-sunflower-week-20/transcript

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