# Russia's 2026 Oilseed Production Surges with Sunflower and Rapeseed Leading Gains

> Russia's 2026 oilseed harvest reached 35.4 million tonnes, with about 93% of sown area harvested. Sunflower output rose 27.9% to over 19 million tonnes, led by Orenburg, Saratov and Rostov, while rapeseed rose 17.3% to 6.8 million tonnes, led by Altai Krai, Oryol Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T18:06:37.802Z
- Category: report · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82056-russia-s-2026-oilseed-production-surges-with-sunflower-and-rapeseed-leading
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Russian sunflower and rapeseed crop adds export supply of sunflower meal and canola meal, which is bearish for protein meal prices and gives feed buyers more origin options.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLDjE8awvopGqtA2frveoDy3

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