# Price of Romanian sunseed is USD 100/mt above last year

> Romanian sunseed prices averaged $530/t FOB Constanta during October 4-11, almost $100/t above last year. Some farmers reported yields down sharply, to about 0.5 t/ha from the usual 3.3-3.5 t/ha.

- Date: 2024-10-18 · published 2024-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27985-price-of-romanian-sunseed-is-usd-100-mt-above-last-year
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Severe yield losses in Romania tighten European sunseed supply, supporting sunflower meal and oil prices and feed protein costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2020-08-31 | [Low yield supports the price of rapeseed and sunflower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51719-low-yield-supports-the-price-of-rapeseed-and-sunflower.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2023-06-27 | [Palm oil will rise in price in the second half of the year – forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35580-palm-oil-will-rise-in-price-in-the-second-half-of-the-year-forecast.md) | +9.1% | +16.7% |
| SBO | 2024-09-09 | [Rising sunflower oil and meal prices support sunseed prices in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28425-rising-sunflower-oil-and-meal-prices-support-sunseed-prices-in-ukraine.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2024-09-06 | [Rising sunflower oil and meal prices support sunseed prices in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28427-rising-sunflower-oil-and-meal-prices-support-sunseed-prices-in-ukraine.md) | -2.7% | +1.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/price-of-romanian-sunseed-is-usd-100-mt-above-last-year/

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