# Sunflower prices slide lower ahead of harvest

> Sunflower seed prices continued to slide in late September ahead of the 2023 harvest, according to the National Sunflower Association. Traders expected larger sunflower seed stocks than a year earlier after last year's crop of 2.81 billion pounds, up 48% from 2021.

- Date: 2023-09-30 · published 2023-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34217-sunflower-prices-slide-lower-ahead-of-harvest
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected larger US sunflower seed stocks point to ample supply, which keeps downward pressure on sunflower meal and seed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/farmandranchguide/markets/crop/sunflower-prices-slide-lower-ahead-of-harvest/article_513e19cc-5ca2-11ee-92a1-3f0e3c8eaab3.html

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