# Sunflowers look like profitable crop in 2021

> A National Sunflower Association commentary reviews the 2020 US sunflower crop, with USDA's first estimate at 2.81 billion pounds, up 44% from 2019. It argues that growing sunflower oil demand and premiums for high oil content make the crop attractive for 2021 acreage.

- Date: 2020-12-02 · published 2020-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49785-sunflowers-look-like-profitable-crop-in-2021
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected US acreage growth in 2021 would add oilseed supply and could ease sunflower meal and oil prices in the US. The impact on feed markets is modest given the size of the crop.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/sunflowers-look-like-profitable-crop-in-2021

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