# Interest in alternative crops remains steady despite lower prices for

> Texas AgriLife says sunflower and canola prices are lower due to oversupply after record yields, and a major Lubbock broker contracted no sunflower acres this year. Texas oilseed sunflower acreage is expected to fall to about 35,000 acres from 50,000 or more.

- Date: 2018-05-09 · published 2018-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65143-interest-in-alternative-crops-remains-steady-despite-lower-prices-for
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US sunflower acreage tightens regional supply, but abundant national supply keeps prices subdued for meal.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/interest-in-alternative-crops-remains-steady-despite-lower-prices-for-some

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