# Slow Sunflower Harvest is Keeping Prices Strong | Red River Farm Network

> Delayed US sunflower harvests have kept nearby prices above normal, with seed gaining about 40 cents per hundredweight in two weeks. New-crop 2020 prices have also risen 20 to 30 cents as crushers search for seed.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55683-slow-sunflower-harvest-is-keeping-prices-strong-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays slow seed flow into crushing plants, supporting sunflower prices and the value of sunflower meal and oil.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2019/12/01/slow-sunflower-harvest-is-keeping-prices-strong/

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