Category: Sunflower Seeds

VNIIMK confirmed Surus and Klip as the leading sunflower hybrids for 2025 plantings in Stavropol Krai, supporting continuity in regional sunflower output. New winter rapeseed hybrid Debut joins established varieties Elvis and Selegor, signaling gradual but controlled diversification in rapeseed genetics. FLIZ and VNIIMK 620 FN lead oilseed flax volumes, while Vilana Beta, Vita, and…

Import Surge: Bulgaria is set to receive up to 400,000 tonnes of Argentine sunflower seeds, equal to roughly 26–27% of its domestic harvest. Price Pressure: Competitively priced Argentine sunflower at about €520/t DAP Varna/Burgas is likely to pressure Black Sea sunflower seed prices in the near term. Processing Impact: More than 500,000 tonnes of imports…

USDA lifted Turkey’s 2025/26 sunflower seed import forecast to 1 million tons, a six-year high, amid domestic crop shortfalls. EU sunflower seed exports to Turkey surged to 758,000 tons in Sep–Nov 2025/26, a 26-fold increase year-on-year. Black Sea sunflower oil flows to Turkey dropped sharply, with Ukraine down nearly 30% and Russia down 15% in…

Bullish: Ukrainian sunflower seed prices rose to UAH 29,000–29,800/t CPT on tight farmer supply and strong crusher demand driven by firm export oil values. Bullish: Healthy crush margins and a UAH 1,400–1,700/t premium for high-oil seeds signal persistent competition among processors for limited stocks. Bullish: Farmer selling has resumed but remains insufficient to cover crushers’…

Policy shift likely: Kazakhstan’s APDC has recommended a gradual reduction of sunflower export duties after finding the current structure inappropriate and harmful to producers. Export decline risk: Sunflower seed exports from Kazakhstan are projected to fall by about 20% by the end of 2025 under existing restrictive measures. Farmer margin squeeze: Pavlodar region growers are…

Key Takeaways Policy Shift: Kazakhstan’s competition authority has recommended a gradual reduction of the €100/ton sunflower seeds export duty after deeming it economically unviable. Farmer Squeeze: Sunflower farmers face losses as processors deduct the full €100/ton duty from domestic purchase prices, while exports have fallen 20% and warehouses are overflowing. Trade Flows: A duty rollback…

Sunflower seeds: Russia has secured 42.9 thousand tons for the 2026 sowing campaign, covering 97% of domestic demand. Overall seed self-sufficiency: Domestic seed share in the agro-industrial complex has risen to 69.3% in 2024, up from around 60% in 2022. Export footprint: Russian-bred seeds are now supplied to 35 countries, reflecting growing competitiveness in regional…

Bullish: Ukraine may expand sunflower seed acreage by 5–20% in 2026 on high prices and improved soil moisture, signaling potential production recovery. Bullish: Kabardino-Balkaria’s sunflower harvest rose 1.6x year-on-year, driven by both area expansion and higher yields, underscoring strong regional yield potential. Bearish: Ukraine’s 2025 sunflower harvest fell to about 10 million tons from 16…

Import Substitution Milestone: Domestically bred sunflower seeds in Stavropol Krai rise to 50% of plantings in 2026, up from 30% in 2025. Secured Sowing Campaign: Spring 2026 sowing will cover 1 million hectares with seeds, fertilizers, and fuel already secured. Strong State Support: Agricultural support totals 4.8 billion rubles in 2026, following a 22% year-on-year…

Bearish for Black Sea sunflower seeds: EU sunflower seed processing fell to 7.4 million tonnes in 2025 (from 9 million in 2024), a nine-year low that weakens demand for Ukrainian and other Black Sea origins. Capacity shift to rapeseed: Refineries in the Netherlands, France, and Bulgaria are reallocating crushing capacity to rapeseed as sunflower processing margins deteriorate.…