# USDA projects increase in sunflower production

> USDA's initial estimate puts 2020 U.S. sunflower production at 2.4 billion pounds, up 26% from last year, on planted area rising from 1.35 to 1.56 million acres. Industry estimates see domestic sunflower crush rising 8% in 2020-21 to 1.1 billion pounds.

- Date: 2020-06-04 · published 2020-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52727-usda-projects-increase-in-sunflower-production
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger U.S. sunflower crop adds meal and oil supply, which is bearish for sunflower meal and oil prices and gives processors more feedstock to compete with soybean products.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-06-30 | [What global sunflower production increase means for farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12625-what-global-sunflower-production-increase-means-for-farmers.md) | +2.8% | +8.9% |
| SBO | 2026-05-27 | [USDA estimates 2026 sunflower production at 2.38 billion pounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19372-usda-estimates-2026-sunflower-production-at-2-38-billion-pounds.md) | +1.7% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2023-03-30 | [Production of sunflower oil and meal significantly increased in Kazakhstan – NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36985-production-of-sunflower-oil-and-meal-significantly-increased-in-kazakhstan-nopa.md) | +1.8% | -4.8% |
| SBO | 2017-05-15 | [USDA: Sunflower oil production in Ukraine will reach 5.63 mln. tonnes in the current season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71118-usda-sunflower-oil-production-in-ukraine-will-reach-5-63-mln-tonnes-in-the.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2018-10-19 | [Soybean oil production increased in September - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62629-soybean-oil-production-increased-in-september-mckeany-flavell.md) | -2.2% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/usda-projects-increase-in-sunflower-production

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