# Bulgaria’s oilseed harvest drops to decade low | World Grain

> Bulgaria's 2024-25 oilseed crop, including sunflower, rapeseed and soybeans, is estimated at 1.6 million tonnes, down from 2 million a year earlier, the lowest in over a decade. The USDA FAS attributes the drop to hot, dry summer conditions. The country will need to import more oilseeds as the EU and other suppliers are also in deficit.

- Date: 2024-12-19 · published 2024-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Bulgaria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27067-bulgaria-s-oilseed-harvest-drops-to-decade-low-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller regional crop raises import demand for oilseeds and meal, supporting oilseed and meal values while squeezing crusher margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-08-31 | [Drought devastates Argentina’s oilseed crop \| 2018-08-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63375-drought-devastates-argentina-s-oilseed-crop-2018-08-31-world-grain.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| SBO | 2024-11-22 | [Low harvest supports sunseed prices in Hungary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27529-low-harvest-supports-sunseed-prices-in-hungary.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| SBO | 2022-09-19 | [Sunflower prices in Ukraine are rising against the backdrop of a low harvest, long rains and rising rapeseed prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39703-sunflower-prices-in-ukraine-are-rising-against-the-backdrop-of-a-low-harvest.md) | -5.4% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2018-10-30 | [Export demand surfaces as harvest ramps up … - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62394-export-demand-surfaces-as-harvest-ramps-up-grain-central.md) | +0.0% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2025-06-17 | [Rapeseed and canola prices continue to rise amid rising oil prices and declining harvest forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24336-rapeseed-and-canola-prices-continue-to-rise-amid-rising-oil-prices-and.md) | -3.8% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20835-bulgarias-oilseed-harvest-drops-to-decade-low

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