# Canadian sunflower growers poised for 'booming' year as acreage and prices climb higher | CBC News

> Canadian sunflower planted area in Manitoba, which grows about 90% of the crop, rose to roughly 36,400 hectares from about 25,500 in 2019. Industry observers describe demand and prices as strong, partly lifted by pandemic-driven birdseed demand.

- Date: 2020-08-16 · published 2020-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51715-canadian-sunflower-growers-poised-for-booming-year-as-acreage-and-prices-climb
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded sunflower acreage increases future sunflower meal supply, but strong prices support the crop's value, so the net effect on feed protein prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunflower-business-covid-1.5686609

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