Nearby and new crop sunflower prices were unchanged this week at the crush plants. New crop prices were unchanged. USDA published their first look at farmer surveyed yields in the August WASDE report. To be sure, those yield estimates will change in the coming months, especially as harvest activity ramps up. However, the market is finally moving into the point of the year when they can start to nail down new crop supply estimates with a little more certainty than what has been floating in the markets up until this point. Soybean production for 2025/2026 is forecast at 4.3 billion bushels, down 43 million on a lower area partly offset by a higher yield. Harvested area is forecast at 80.1 million acres, down 2.4 million from July. USDA's yield estimates improved 1.1 bushels per acre from last month, climbing to 53.6 bpa. With lower supply and the slow pace of export sales to date, exports are reduced 40 million bushels. Crush is unchanged at 2.54 billion bushels. U.S. ending stocks are forecast at 290 million bushels, down 20 million from last month. In the initial USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reported acres figures, oil-type sunflower planted acreage was pegged at 1,146,830 acres with confection acres at 95,640. FSA will update the acreage report in mid-September. USDA will provide their initial yield and production estimates for 2025 oil-type and confection sunflower crops in October. Near term, USDA crop progress reports and weather conditions will guide the market.