# Old crop sunflower market stays strong

> USDA data show 2020 US sunflower planted area up 14% from 2019 to 1.54 million acres, with oil-type acres up 15%. Initial trend-yield estimates put oil-type production at 2.12 billion pounds, up 12%, and sunflower prices have trended higher since the report.

- Date: 2020-08-04 · published 2020-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51717-old-crop-sunflower-market-stays-strong
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Larger US sunflower acreage raises future crush supply and meal output, but lower old-crop stocks and firm export demand support current prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/old-crop-sunflower-market-stays-strong

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