Sunflower Highlights

Post Date: Feb 18 2025

2024 North Dakota Sunflower Variety Trial results and selection guide now online

The North Dakota Sunflower Trial Results for 2024 and selection guide are now available online. Producers can find data about hybrid performance throughout the state and information about yield and other information needed for accurate selection of sunflower hybrids for agricultural production in North Dakota. Find the guide here: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/north-dakota-sunflower-variety-trial-results-2024-and-selection-guide

Upcoming North Dakota County Elections

Growers are invited to attend elections in their county for the sunflower representatives to the North Dakota Oilseed Council. Elections are being held in several areas in February. Here’s a list by county:

Cavalier County, February 19, 5:15 p.m., American Legion Hall, Langdon
Grand Forks County: February 19, 8:30 a.m., Alerus Center, Ballroom 5, Grand Forks
Bowman County: February 19, 1:00 p.m., Bowman County Fairgrounds, 4-Season Pavilion, West Wing, Bowman
Morton County: February 19, 5:00 p.m., Morton County Fairgrounds, New Salem
Oliver County: February 20, 1:00 p.m., Center Civic Center, Center
Sioux County: February 20, 1:00 p.m., Selfridge Senior Citizen Center Selfridge

District elections will be held in March. For more information, visit www.oilseedcouncil.nd.gov

Markets

The sunflower market remains hot with nearby prices up 90 cents to $1.50 per cwt. this week at the crush plants. Since January 1, nearby prices at the crush plants have added $4.00 to $5.25 per cwt. 2025 new crop contracts were unchanged to up 75 cents. Sunflower is the only oilseed that pays premiums for oil content above 40%. Considering oil premiums that are offered at the crush plants on oil content above 40% at a rate of 2% price premium for each 1% of oil above 40%; this pushes a contract with 45% oil content gross return 10% higher per cwt. The $23.50 contract increases to $25.85. The crop insurance price discovery process continues for 2025 crop insurance price elections. Oil type sunflowers are $23.90, and confections are $32.00 per cwt. both are unchanged from last week. To follow sunflower price election trends, watch the 2025 CBoT December soyoil contract through February 28. Final price elections will be announced in early March. According to some CBoT traders, the price upside in soybeans will be limited by slumping exports, expectations for a large Brazilian crop and recent rains that boosted drought-stressed crops in Argentina. More than 60% of Argentina's soy crop is in average-to-excellent condition after recent rains. The market will be closely watching export demand news and South American oilseed production prospects in the near term which will determine price direction.

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