# Harvest may pressure sunflower prices lower

> US sunflower planting rose 3% in 2019 to 1.33 million acres, with yields reported above average and most of the crop rated good to excellent. Initial estimates put the US crop near 1 million metric tons, and global 2019-20 production is projected at 52.6 MMT.

- Date: 2019-10-07 · published 2019-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56678-harvest-may-pressure-sunflower-prices-lower
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Good harvest yields and a larger global crop point to softer sunflower meal prices and ample oilseed supply for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/harvest-may-pressure-sunflower-prices-lower

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