Sunflower Highlights
Post Date: Oct 28 2024
Crop Progress - Monday, October 28, 2024
State This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Year Average
North Dakota        
Harvested 46 28 34 40
South Dakota        
Harvested 42 27 31 36
Minnesota        
Harvested 65 39 71 63
Colorado        
Harvested 73 58 70 61
Kansas        
Harvested 67 48 73 58
Texas        
Harvested 100 96 95 84
Seed Quality - Monday, October 28, 2024
High Plains 2024 2023 Northern Plains 2024 2023
Oil Content 40.7% 43.9% Oil Content 43.9% 45.1%
Foreign Material 4.4% 3.5% Foreign Material 4.8% 3.4%
Moisture 6.6% 6.2% Moisture 8.1% 9.1%
Test Weight 29.5 lbs. 30.7 lbs. Test Weight 30.4 lbs. 31.5 lbs.
Register Now for the 2025 NSA Research Forum
Registration is now open for the 2025 NSA Research Forum, scheduled for January 8-9, 2025 at the Holiday Inn (3803 13th 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.
October/November issue of The Sunflower now available
The October/November 2024 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 the importance of uniform plant spacing,  stored seed management, a list of the NSA’s 2025 research priorities and more.
Markets
Nearby prices were up 25 to 50 cents with 2025 new crop prices unchanged to up 50 cents this week. The market continues to watch developments in the Black Sea region as drought has reduced sunflower production this year. According to Oil World it is still too early for reliable damage estimates, but losses could be significant. Oil World recently lowered its production estimates for Russia to 16.2 million metric tons (MMT) and Ukraine to 12.7 MMT. This is a significant drop off from last year’s production of 18.4 MMT in Russia and 14.9 in Ukraine. Oil World also made sizable downward revisions to production prospects in the European Union and Turkey. The Hamburg based publication expects demand rationing will be inevitable in the months ahead due to lower beginning seed stocks and reduced global sunflower production. The situation bears watching as Russia and Ukraine are the largest exporters of sunflower oil. The potential reduced availability of sunflower seed and oil production poses risks for global markets and prices will be responsive to potential production shortfalls. About 48% of sunflowers were in the bin as of last week, up from 31% seven days earlier and ahead the prior five-year average of 40% for this time of year, the USDA said. In the past week, producers harvested an additional 108,700 acres pushing 2024 harvested acres to about 311,240 acres.
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