# Drought concerns continue to influence sunflower prices

> Drought has spread across a larger part of the US sunflower region, with some areas in exceptional drought, the highest category. Farmers and analysts say the dry conditions are supporting sunflower prices, with reported cash bids in the range of about $0.12 to $0.13 per pound.

- Date: 2017-07-28 · published 2017-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70092-drought-concerns-continue-to-influence-sunflower-prices
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness in the main sunflower belt cuts expected seed output and tightens supply for crushers, supporting sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/crops/other_crops/article_2d92269a-724c-11e7-9a74-e7b65bcadc61.html

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