# Bulgaria: bullish expectations about the crop of sunseed does not rule out its imports

> Bulgaria's 2020 sunseed crop was the smallest since 2013/14 due to low yields, turning the country into a seed importer as crushers' demand grew. Acreage in 2021 is expected to expand, with favorable weather pointing to higher yields.

- Date: 2021-04-20 · published 2021-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47713-bulgaria-bullish-expectations-about-the-crop-of-sunseed-does-not-rule-out-its
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Bulgaria's need for imported seed signals regional tightness in sunflower raw material, supporting sunflower oil and meal prices until the larger 2021 crop arrives.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-07-12 | [In the new season sunseed production in Ukraine will be lower than expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35164-in-the-new-season-sunseed-production-in-ukraine-will-be-lower-than-expected.md) | -3.6% | -2.6% |
| 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 | 2017-09-28 | [The deterioration of the yield supports the sunflower market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69073-the-deterioration-of-the-yield-supports-the-sunflower-market.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| 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 | 2023-06-19 | [Rapeseed prices rose 9.2% for the week amid drought in the US and Canada and forecasts of a reduced crop in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35593-rapeseed-prices-rose-9-2-for-the-week-amid-drought-in-the-us-and-canada-and.md) | +3.4% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/bulgaria-bullish-expectations-about-the-crop-of-sunseed-does-not-rule-out-its-imports/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.