# Argentina’s sunflower planting advances ahead of average pace amid record crop forecasts

> Argentina's 2026/27 sunflower planting reached 58.7% of planned area by October 28, about 7.5 points ahead of the five-year average, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. BAGE pegs the area at about 3.1 million hectares, while USDA's October forecast is 3.5 million hectares and record production of 8 million tons.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T06:06:33.354Z
- Category: report · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77041-argentina-s-sunflower-planting-advances-ahead-of-average-pace-amid-record-crop
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Argentine sunflower crop would add seed, oil and meal supply to export markets, intensifying competition with Ukrainian and Russian sunflower oil and meal. The main price effect is on sunflower meal and oil, though the outlook still depends on weather, especially wet soils and cold in the south.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/argentinas-sunflower-planting-advances-ahead-of-average-pace-amid-record-crop-forecasts/

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