# Global sunflower production expected to drop

> USDA forecasts 2022-23 global sunflower seed production at 49.2 million tonnes, down 14% from the record prior year, with the largest declines in Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. Consumption is forecast to fall only 2% as record beginning stocks support crush demand.

- Date: 2022-07-13 · published 2022-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40600-global-sunflower-production-expected-to-drop
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Black Sea sunflower output tightens global oilseed meal and oil supplies, which supports sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-12-21 | [Global sunflower production down due to war in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38355-global-sunflower-production-down-due-to-war-in-ukraine.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| SBO | 2025-02-27 | [Sunflower production estimate lowered](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26196-sunflower-production-estimate-lowered.md) | -5.2% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2017-09-19 | [In 2017 – 2018 global sunflower production will decrease by 1 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69077-in-2017-2018-global-sunflower-production-will-decrease-by-1-million-tonnes.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2023-03-20 | [USDA lowers global oilseed production forecast due to plunging…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36974-usda-lowers-global-oilseed-production-forecast-due-to-plunging.md) | -1.6% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2026-02-19 | [Soybean Oil Used for Biofuel Production Expected to Soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15047-soybean-oil-used-for-biofuel-production-expected-to-soar.md) | +2.7% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/global-sunflower-production-expected-to-drop

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