Overview

• The 2025/26 sunflower sowing campaign opened with 7.2% of a projected 2.6 million hectares planted as farmers leverage strong moisture and price incentives despite low global stocks.
• Argentina harvested approximately 4.7 million tonnes of sunflower in 2024/25, the largest output since 2005, official Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario data show.
• Exports of sunflower oil and related products totaled 1.75 million tonnes through July, including 900,000 tonnes of oil, generating US$1.184 billion in revenue—the highest in over two decades.
• Sunflower oil prices have averaged about 25% above last year at levels consistently exceeding US$1,000 per tonne on tight supply from reduced Black Sea production.
• Domestic crushing surged to 2.2 million tonnes in the first half—the record-high pace since official records began—and is poised for a 4.2 million‐tonne campaign.