# USDA raised the forecast of sunseed harvest in Ukraine

> USDA's August report raised its Ukraine 2023/24 sunflower seed production forecast by 0.9 million tonnes to 13.5 million tonnes. Sunflower meal output was raised to 5.25 million tonnes and exports to 4.2 million tonnes.

- Date: 2023-08-15 · published 2023-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34698-usda-raised-the-forecast-of-sunseed-harvest-in-ukraine
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Ukrainian meal output and exports add supply to world sunflower meal markets, a bearish factor for feed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/usda-raised-the-forecast-of-sunflower-harvest-in-ukraine/

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