# With the beginning of harvest, prices for sunflower

> As of September 1, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 242 thousand tonnes of sunflower seed from 158 thousand hectares. Output is expected to fall below last year's levels. Purchase prices rose 100-200 UAH/t weekly as refiners stepped up buying.

- Date: 2017-09-05 · published 2017-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69072-with-the-beginning-of-harvest-prices-for-sunflower
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected lower yields tighten near-term seed supply, while strong export prices for oil and meal keep crush margins profitable. This supports sunflower meal values.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/z-pochatkom-zbirannya-virosli-tcini-na-sonyashnik.html

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