Sunflower

Sunseed stocks in Ukraine totaled 729.4 KMT as of August 1, 2017, or 69% more than on the same date last year (431.5 KMT). 383.0 KMT out of this volume was held by growers themselves (+85.87 KMT or up 28% year-on-year), while sunseed storage and processing companies accounted for 346.4 KMT (+212.1 KMT or up 158%). By August 1, 2017, crushers had stockpiled almost 79.7% more soybeans than at the same time last year (135.7 KMT against 75.5 KMT by August 1, 2016). Rapeseed availabilities as of the reporting date were up 81% year-on-year at 988.4 KMT against 546.55 KMT as of August 1, 2016.

199.2 KMT of sunseed with a yield of 1.53 MT/ha was harvested by August 31 from 130 Th ha (2% of the planned). On the same date of last year 297 KMT of sunseed was received from 131 Th ha with a yield of 2.25 MT/ha.

Sunmeal exports from Ukraine totaled 384 KMT in July 2017 that was the largest volume for this month. The pace of export sales slowed down to some degree against June 2017 (-2%), though being up 50% year-on-year. In general, they remain at a record level in the current season. So, 4519 KMT of sunmeal was supplied to foreign markets during the eleven months of MY 2016/17, or 26.6% more than at the same time last season (3570 KMT).

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has resumed procurement of sunflower seed in Telangana after it had wound up operations in May-end. The agency procured 115 tonne of sunflower seed under the price support scheme in the state on its first day. The procurement drive is underway at the Medak procurement centre. The agency has also started procurement of groundnut in Odisha and bought 282 tonne on its first day on Tuesday under the price support scheme.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has procured 94 tonne of sunflower seed under the price support scheme in Odisha. The procurement drive, which started in late July, is underway in Eram district and 152 farmers have sold their crop to the agency. NAFED started procuring the crop from growers as market prices fell below the minimum support price of 3,950 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus of 100 rupees. The agency has wound up procurement of the oilseed in Haryana and Telangana.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has procured 52 tonne of sunflower seed under the price support scheme in Odisha as of Friday. The procurement drive, which started on Wednesday, is underway in Eram district and 72 farmers have benefitted from it. The agency has started procuring the crop from growers as market prices have fallen below the minimum support price of 3,950 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus of 100 rupees. The agency has wound up its sunflower seed procurement in Haryana and Telangana.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India procured 4,359 tonne of rabi sunflower seed as of Tuesday. The procurement drive, which began last month, is underway in the Ambala, Sahabad, Ladwa, and Pehowa districts of Haryana, under the price support scheme. About 2,453 farmers have sold their produce to the agency. The agency is procuring the oilseed from growers at the minimum support price of 3,950 rupees per 100 kg, including a bonus of 100 rupees, as market prices are below this level.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has procured 4,149 tonne of rabi sunflower seed. The procurement drive, which was started last month in the state, is under way in Ambala, Sahabad, Ladwa, and Pehowa districts under the price support scheme in Haryana. The agency is procuring the oilseed from the growers at the minimum support price of 3,950 rupees per 100 kg, including a bonus of 100 rupees, as market prices are hovering below this level.

Sunflower area halves on year on low rains in Karnataka.

Farmers in the country have sown sunflower crop 9,800 ha, down 10.1%.

Ukraine production of sunflower oil fall 12% in April.

Ukraine March sunflower oil export touches 0.65 million tonne.

NAFED procures 27 tonne rabi sunflower seed.

Nov-Apr sunflower oil import 1.18 million tonne vs 771,088 tonne year ago.

USDA predicts Ukraine sunflower harvest for 2017/18 agri-year could be 13.5 million tonnes.

NAFED procures 18 tonne sunflower seed as on 04 May in Telangana.

Crude sunflower oil up $795/tonne CIF Mumbai vs $790/tonne said SEA.

Govt slashes import duty on sunflower seed to 10%.

Haryana to procure sunflower seeds at MSP.

Ukrainian farmers already planted sunflower on 3.5 million ha.