# Strong rebound in sunflower production

> US sunflower planted area rose 27% in 2020 to 1.72 million acres, and output rebounded to 2.98 billion pounds. Argentine sunflower production is forecast at 2.7-2.8 million tonnes after drought cut acres and yields.

- Date: 2021-03-05 · published 2021-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48239-strong-rebound-in-sunflower-production
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Argentine and Black Sea shortfalls give sunflower oil and meal a price premium, while larger US supply expands domestic crush and product availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-09-16 | [Lower forecasts for sunflower production in Russia support purchase prices in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45177-lower-forecasts-for-sunflower-production-in-russia-support-purchase-prices-in.md) | -1.5% | +5.3% |
| SBO | 2020-11-11 | [Global Markets: Oilseeds – Lower Sunflower Seed Production in Ukraine, Russia Tightens Global Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50276-global-markets-oilseeds-lower-sunflower-seed-production-in-ukraine-russia.md) | +4.0% | +7.5% |
| SBO | 2023-08-31 | [EU sunflower seed production faces challenges amidst surprising early harvest results](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34702-eu-sunflower-seed-production-faces-challenges-amidst-surprising-early-harvest.md) | -3.3% | -9.7% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business/strong-rebound-in-sunflower-production

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