In 2025, the EU and the US, together with Ukraine and the Russian Federation, will significantly increase sunflower production
According to the forecast of experts from Oil World (Germany), in 2025, thanks to favorable weather, oilseed production in the EU will increase by 3.5-4 million tons compared to last year's 5-year minimum of 29.1 million tons, in particular sunflower - from 8.8 to 10-10.3 million tons.
In some countries, including Germany, Poland, France and Hungary, there is still a deficit of soil moisture, while in Romania and Bulgaria there was favorable precipitation, thanks to which sunflower production will increase from 1.9 to 2.3-2.4 million tons and from 1.6 to 2.1-2.2 million tons, respectively.
Rapeseed production is expected to increase from 16.9 million tons (a 5-year low) to 19.2-19.4 million tons compared to last year, with the largest increases in Romania (by 1 million tons), Germany (0.3 million tons), France (0.3 million tons) and the Czech Republic (0.2 million tons).
According to the USDA forecast, in the USA, sunflower sowing areas in 2025 will grow by almost 50% against the backdrop of limited supplies and high demand, so the harvest will reach 834.61 thousand tons, which will exceed the 2024 figure by 60%. The production of oil sunflower will grow the most, the sowing areas of which will grow by 62% compared to last year to 388.703 thousand hectares, and the harvest - by 70% to 730 thousand tons.
In Ukraine, as of May 30, 4.73 million hectares or 93% of the planned area (4.9 million hectares in 2024) were sown with sunflower, but according to experts, the area this season will exceed 5.2 million hectares.
In the Russian Federation, as of May 27, 9.9 million hectares were sown with sunflower, or 91% of the planned 10.8 million hectares, which is 1 million hectares more than last year.
According to the forecast of the Oil and Fat Union, in 2025 the Russian Federation will harvest 33.8 million tons of oilseeds compared to 31.6 million tons in 2024 and 31.8 million tons in 2023.
