# Sunflower seeds: New crop cheaper than prompt deliveries - Mundus Agri

> Heavy rain and hailstorms in Bulgaria have disrupted growers, and sowing stands at 596,021 ha, down 20.5% year on year. Striped sunflower area has fallen 47.2%, and USDA expects EU production to drop 6% to 9.1 million tonnes in 2018/19.

- Date: 2018-05-17 · published 2018-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Bulgaria · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65146-sunflower-seeds-new-crop-cheaper-than-prompt-deliveries-mundus-agri
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU sunflower crop reduces supply for meal and oil, supporting prices and new-crop values.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mundus-agri.eu: https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/sunflower-seeds-crop-cheaper-prompt-deliveries.n4197.html

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