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Post Date:
Jan 13 2025
January issue of The Sunflower now available
The January 2025 issue of
The Sunflower
has been mailed and is also ready to read on our website at
The Sunflower Magazine (sunflowernsa.com)
This issue includes a look at sunflower production in Hawaii, seeding sunflowers with drones in Australia, a profile of USDA-ARS research plant pathologist Bill Underwood’s projects and more.
NSA Research Forum attracts large audience
About 100 growers, industry representatives and researchers participated in the National Sunflower Association’s 47
th
annual research forum January 8-9. Researchers presented papers and posters on their work. Attendees heard presentations on weeds, insects, disease, and new varieties of sunflower. All presentations will be uploaded to the NSA website in the next few weeks.
Sunflower Production Update set for January 30
Sunflower producers and crop advisers interested in sunflower production management updates should plan to participate in the Zoom conference
‘2025 Getting-it-Right in Sunflower Production’ on Thursday, January 30 from 8:30 a.m. to noon CST.
The program will be conducted by North Dakota State University Extension and is supported by NSA. Topics that will be covered range from plant nutrient and soil management, updates for weed, disease and insect management, and sunflower marketing. Attendees will receive a list of several pertinent extension sunflower production resources as reference materials and are supplemental to the presentations. The presentations will be recorded and archived.
Certified crop adviser continuing education credits will be available for meeting participants. Pre-registration is required at:
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/getting-it-right
.
This site also has video links to the previous sunflower production meeting. All who preregister will receive emailed instructions on how to participate in the meeting. The program is free of charge.
Markets
Nearby prices are up 40 cents to $1.00 with 2025 new crop contracts unchanged to up 40 cents at the crush plants this week. USDA released its latest estimate of the 2024 US sunflower crop with production decreasing from last year. According to USDA, 2024 sunflower production totaled 1.15 billion pounds, down 49 percent from 2023. The United States average yield of 1,670 pounds per acre decreased 117 pounds from 2023. Planted area, at 594,000 acres, was 49 percent below the previous year. Area harvested decreased 49 percent from 2023 to 569,200 acres. North Dakota, the leading sunflower producing state during 2024, produced 519 million pounds, a decrease of 54 percent from 2023. Meanwhile, production in South Dakota decreased 43 percent from 2023 to 466 million pounds. United States production of oil-type sunflower varieties, at 947 million pounds, decreased 52 percent from 2023. Compared with the previous year, harvested acres were down 49 percent and the average yield decreased by 85 pounds to 1,664 pounds per acre. Production of non-oil sunflower varieties was estimated at 199 million pounds, a decrease of 33 percent from 2023. Area harvested, at 116,900 acres, was down 17 percent from 2023. The average yield decreased by 391 pounds from 2023. In its grain stocks report, USDA lowered old crop oil-type sunflower stocks in all positions by 3.8 million pounds from its September grain stocks report. Old crop non-oil sunflower stocks were left unchanged.
Nominations invited for NSA Gold Award
Every year, the National Sunflower Association presents its Gold Award to an individual who has contributed extraordinarily to the overall sunflower industry, either through his or her occupation or through the National Sunflower Association. This award is considered to be the highest award that the NSA presents to individuals. The award has been given since 1989. Some past Gold Award winners include John McLean, Larry Kleingartner, Duane Berglund, Sen. Mark Andrews, Chuck Moses, Jim Krogh, Gary Fick and Robert Majkrzak. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 NSA Gold Award. Visit
www.sunflowernsa.com/all-about/goldaward/
for the eligibility and criteria requirements. Nominations must be received by
February 7, 2025
. The NSA Board of Directors will review all submitted applications and choose a recipient. The Gold Award will be presented during this year’s NSA Summer Seminar, set for June 24-26 in Bismarck, ND.
Monitor Moisture of Binned Seeds
If you have got some of last year’s sunflower crop stored in bins, make sure you keep an eye on the seeds’ moisture level. The maximum recommended moisture content for stored sunflower is 9.5% through the winter months and 8% if the storage period is longer than about six months. It’s also important to check the sunflower weekly and make sure you check the sunflower, not the bin. Check by getting into the storage each time and walk, feel, smell, and probe the seeds. Remember, walking around in filled bins can be dangerous, so take extra precautions. For more storage tips visit
https://www.sunflowernsa.com/growers/HarvestingStorage/Harvest--Storage-Resources/
Upcoming Events
January 30, 2025 -
Getting-it-Right in Sunflower Production; Zoom Conference
June 24-26, 2025 -
NSA Summer Seminar; Bismarck, ND
Markets at a Glance
Weekly Prices Recorded on Monday, January 13, 2025 ($/CWT)
Deliver
Last Year
Last Week
This Week
Change
2025 NEW Crop
Chicago Oil
Nearby
47.25
39.76
45.40
+5.64
45.81
West Fargo, ND
NuSun
NQ
NQ
NQ
NC
NQ
West Fargo, ND
High Oleic
NQ
20.90
21.85
+.95
22.50
Enderlin, ND
NuSun
NQ
NQ
NQ
NC
NQ
Enderlin, ND
High Oleic
15.25
21.00
22.00
+1.00
22.25
Lamar, CO
High Oleic
16.70
22.00
22.40
+.40
23.60
U.S. CRUDE OIL VALUES recorded on Monday, January 13, 2025
(dollars per 100 lb. internal U.S. locations)
Last Year
Last Week
This Week
Change
Soybean Oil
50.75
38.76
44.40
+5.64
Cotton Oil (pbsy)
72.25
64.76
70.40
+5.64
Corn Oil
62.00
48.00
46.00
+2.00
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