# Old and new sunflower crop prices remain unchanged - High Plains Journal

> Sunflower crop prices were unchanged at crush plants in the last week of August. US-China trade talks produced no breakthrough as more tariffs took effect, and the US is holding hearings on a further $200 billion in tariffs. The sunflower crop is developing 10 to 14 days ahead of the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-08-29 · published 2018-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63644-old-and-new-sunflower-crop-prices-remain-unchanged-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Trade escalation risk and an early harvest point to downward pressure on oilseed prices, though sunflower prices have been steady so far.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-03-08 | [Sunflower markets see upward movement again - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66101-sunflower-markets-see-upward-movement-again-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.5% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [Sunflower markets continue downward trend - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64149-sunflower-markets-continue-downward-trend-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-24 | [Corn, sorghum, soybean cash bids lower - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63093-corn-sorghum-soybean-cash-bids-lower-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-02-29 | [Soybean meal prices in Thailand will remain high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31752-soybean-meal-prices-in-thailand-will-remain-high.md) | +0.6% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2023-09-12 | [Purchase prices for sunflowers have collapsed in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34210-purchase-prices-for-sunflowers-have-collapsed-in-ukraine.md) | -2.6% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/08/29/old-and-new-sunflower-crop-prices-remain-unchanged/

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