market-update No. 59-2020 sunflower harvest 2020 1.9
2020-08-13 | Bulgarian sunflower
In the entire Black Sea region, the global situation for sunflowers of the new crop is getting worse. Yesterday the USDA has published a report regarding the harvest situation in Russia (see attachment). In July we saw temperatures of up to 35° Celsius in the various cultivation areas. At temperatures exceeding 29° Celsius, we have no bee pollination anymore. The forecast for the 2020 harvest has been reduced by 1,5 million mt. to 14 million mt. (-10 percent). Yesterday The Russian government has recognized the fact and reduced the export quota to 100.000 mt. This is almost nothing!
In the entire Black Sea region, the global situation for sunflowers of the new crop is getting worse. Yesterday the USDA has published a report regarding the harvest situation in Russia (see attachment). In July we saw temperatures of up to 35° Celsius in the various cultivation areas. At temperatures exceeding 29° Celsius, we have no bee pollination anymore. The forecast for the 2020 harvest has been reduced by 1,5 million mt. to 14 million mt. (-10 percent). Yesterday The Russian government has recognized the fact and reduced the export quota to 100.000 mt. This is almost nothing!