Sunflower Highlights

Post Date: Nov 04 2024

Crop Progress - Monday, November 4, 2024

State	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Average
North Dakota
Harvested	62	46	45	55
South Dakota
Harvested	65	42	47	53
Minnesota
Harvested	77	65	84	77
Colorado
Harvested	85	73	83	71
Kansas
Harvested	79	67	78	71
Texas
Harvested	100	100	100	84

Seed Quality - Monday, November 4, 2024

High Plains	2024	2023	Northern Plains	2024	2023
Oil Content	40.7%	43.9%	Oil Content	43.6%	44.9%
Foreign Material	4.4%	3.5%	Foreign Material	4.3%	4.0%
Moisture	6.6%	6.2%	Moisture	8.1%	8.8%
Test Weight	29.5 lbs.	30.7 lbs.	Test Weight	30.5 lbs.	30.9 lbs.

Call for Papers

Here’s your chance to be a part of the National Sunflower Association’s Research Forum. We are looking for research papers to be presented at the NSA Research Forum, set for January 8-9, 2025, in Fargo, ND. Presentations may be either oral or in the form of a poster. A time will be designated for authors to be with their posters and answer questions. Each oral presentation will be limited to 15-17 minutes with 2-3 minutes allowed for questions. Visit 2025 Call for Papers (sunflowernsa.com) if you are interested in presenting a paper. You do not have to submit the actual paper or poster at this time, just the information indicated online and the author information. Submissions must be completed by December 9, 2025.

Markets

Nearby prices at the crush plants were unchanged to up 25 cents this week. November and December prices are in the range of $18.00-$20.00 per cwt depending on the location. 2025 new crop was unchanged. USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) Harvest Prices for 2024 revenue insurance policies for sunflowers are out. The harvest price has fallen to where a yield loss or a combination of yield and price could lead to a crop insurance payment this year for some producers. The harvest price per pound for oil-type sunflowers is 22.6 cents with confection sunflowers at 27.3 cents. Spring prices were 23.8 cents for oils and 28.8 cents for confections. It is best to check with your crop insurance agent to see if you are entitled to an indemnity check on this year’s sunflower crop. Sunflower harvest progress was slower after the recent moisture but advanced 18% to 66% complete for the week ending November 3. In the past week, producers harvested an additional 117,000 acres pushing 2024 harvested acres to about 428,000 acres. Harvest progress is 10% ahead the five-year average and 17% ahead last year at this same time. The weather conditions in the Northern Plains are expected to change to a warmer than normal and drier than normal pattern later in the week. These conditions should allow the remaining harvest to move forward.

Registration is now open for the 2025 NSA Research Forum, scheduled for January 8-9, 2025 at the Holiday Inn (3803 13^th Ave. S, Fargo, ND) Visit 2025 NSA Research Forum (sunflowernsa.com) to register for the forum at the early bird price of $150. You’ll find hotel information there as well.

Grower report

Langdon, North Dakota grower, Paul Boesl says he finished harvesting sunflower 2 weeks ago. He planted 700 acres, and they were looking great until one weekend of 70 mph winds left half of his crop on the ground that he was unable to harvest. Before the wind he was looking at yields around 3000 lbs. but only ended up with 1200 lbs.

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Upcoming Events

January 8-9, 2025 - NSA Research Forum; Holiday Inn; Fargo, ND
June 24-26, 2025 - NSA Summer Seminar; Bismarck, ND

Markets at a Glance

Weekly Prices Recorded on Monday, November 4, 2024 ($/CWT)

	Deliver	Last Year	Last Week	This Week	Change	2025 NEW Crop
Chicago Oil	Nearby	50.80	42.69	45.56	+2.87	45.28
West Fargo, ND	NuSun	NQ	NQ	NQ	NC	NQ
West Fargo, ND	High Oleic	16.75	19.00	19.25	+.25	21.50
Enderlin, ND	NuSun	NQ	NQ	NQ	NC	NQ
Enderlin, ND	High Oleic	16.30	18.85	18.85	NC	21.50
Lamar, CO	High Oleic	17.20	20.00	20.00	NC	21.50

U.S. CRUDE OIL VALUES recorded on Monday, November 4, 2024
(dollars per 100 lb. internal U.S. locations)

	Last Year	Last Week	This Week	Change
Soybean Oil	54.80	42.19	45.06	+2.87
Cotton Oil (pbsy)	85.80	67.69	70.56	+2.87
Corn Oil	68.00	45.00	45.00	NC

Prices recorded here are believed to be reliable at the time of posting. Individual companies have the right to correct any errors that may occur. Contact these facilities for complete market details.

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