# Sunny days seen ahead for sunflower crops - Grainews

> MarketsFarm reports that Western Canada's 2018 sunflower crop was hurt by a late, wet fall, producing 57,300 tonnes in Manitoba. Growers are expected to hold acreage steady in 2019, and the Spitz plant shutdown disrupted inventories. US acreage may rise on tighter stocks.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60200-sunny-days-seen-ahead-for-sunflower-crops-grainews
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight carryover inventories and steady acreage are mildly supportive for sunflower meal and seed prices in North America.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/sunny-days-seen-ahead-for-sunflower-crops/

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