# UDSA predicts a reduction in world production of sunflower in 2019/20 Mr

> USDA projects world sunflower seed output in 2019/20 at 50.95 million tons, down from a record 51.47 million in 2018/19, with Ukraine and Russia both lower. World sunflower meal output is forecast to rise to 21.34 million tons and import forecasts for meal were raised to 7.52 million tons. Russia and Ukraine sunflower plantings and crop conditions are described as good.

- Date: 2019-06-14 · published 2019-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58709-udsa-predicts-a-reduction-in-world-production-of-sunflower-in-2019-20-mr
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher projected sunflower meal imports and a slightly smaller seed crop support meal demand, although the change in supply is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/udsa-prognozue-skorochennya-svitovogo-virobnitctva-sonyashnika-u-201920-mr.html

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