# Sunflower markets end the week mixed - High Plains Journal

> Sunflower crush-plant prices fell 5 cents to unchanged last week. USDA's September report showed US sunflower planted area down 8% from 2017 at 1.29 million acres, and USDA raised soybean ending stocks to 845 million bushels, above trade expectations.

- Date: 2018-09-20 · published 2018-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63145-sunflower-markets-end-the-week-mixed-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Bigger soybean stocks and China's plan to cut meal imports weigh on soybean complex prices, which pressures sunflower and other oilseed meal values, while tight sunflower carryout could support seed prices later.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-08-23 | [Plenty of supply on hand WASDE says - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28823-plenty-of-supply-on-hand-wasde-says-high-plains-journal.md) | +3.5% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2026-01-23 | [Mount Corn grows bigger - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21085-mount-corn-grows-bigger-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.8% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2024-05-25 | [WASDE sees more soy exports, crush, supply, competition - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30320-wasde-sees-more-soy-exports-crush-supply-competition-high-plains-journal.md) | -5.1% | -6.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-10 | [Crop fundamentals create more questions - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13049-crop-fundamentals-create-more-questions-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.1% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2026-01-23 | [Mount Corn grows bigger - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21085-mount-corn-grows-bigger-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2024-05-25 | [WASDE sees more soy exports, crush, supply, competition - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30320-wasde-sees-more-soy-exports-crush-supply-competition-high-plains-journal.md) | -4.8% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2020-08-18 | [U.S. chicken production, prices down - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51766-u-s-chicken-production-prices-down-high-plains-journal.md) | -3.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/09/20/sunflower-markets-end-the-week-mixed/

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