# Sunflower seeds: crop falls short of expectations - Mundus Agri

> Sunflower crops in Bulgaria and Russia fall short of expectations, with yields in Bulgaria as low as 0.5-1.0 t/ha in some fields after three months without rain. Harvest is proceeding, and traders in Bulgaria are concerned about a second COVID-19 wave.

- Date: 2020-08-17 · published 2020-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51718-sunflower-seeds-crop-falls-short-of-expectations-mundus-agri
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Black Sea sunflower output tightens meal and oil supplies, which can support sunflower meal prices and vegetable oil values.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mundus-agri.eu: https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/sunflower-seeds-crop-falls-short-expectations.n23835.html

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