# Steady sunflower acreage expected - Grainews

> Manitoba sunflower prices are holding steady and acreage is expected to be flat, with Canadian area forecast at 64,000 acres. The Spitz plant closure in Alberta is shifting processing to the US.

- Date: 2018-02-21 · published 2018-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66610-steady-sunflower-acreage-expected-grainews
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Stable acreage and prices imply little change in Canadian sunflower meal supply, so the impact on feed markets is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/steady-sunflower-acreage-expected/

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