# Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some | The Western Producer

> Manitoba sunflower growers report good yields despite dry conditions, with some bumper crops in the Red River Valley. Seed prices are around 22 to 25 cents per pound, held down by weak soybean prices due to heavy US supplies.

- Date: 2018-09-21 · published 2018-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63153-sunflowers-look-good-overall-bumper-crops-for-some-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Good Canadian yields add to sunflower supply, and lower soybean prices restrain oilseed values, which keeps sunflower meal and seed prices under modest pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/sunflowers-look-good-overall-bumper-crops-for-some/

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