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Sunflower Statistics > Historical Prices/Values Historical Prices - Seed, Oil, & Meal Historical Price Data Marketing Years: 1980/81 through 2008/09 Marketing Year SUNFLOWER SEED Average Price Received by Farmers $/cwt SUNFLOWER OIL Average Price Crude Minneapolis cents/lb. SUNFLOWER MEAL Average Price 28% protein $/short ton 1980/81 10.90 26.95 111 1981/82 10.80 24.89 106 1982/83 9.03 21.38 100 1983/84 13.00 32.33 111 1984/85 11.30 30.01 52 1985/86 7.93 19.10 68 1986/87 6.90 15.99 76 1987/88 8.34 23.49 103 1988/89 12.10 22.66 120 1989/90 10.60 24.37 97 1990/91 10.80 23.67 88 1991/92 8.69 21.63 77 1992/93 9.74 25.37 90 1993/94 12.90 31.08 95 1994/95 10.70 28.10 83 1995/96 11.50 25.40 124 1996/97 11.70 22.64 111 1997/98 11.60 27.00 84 1998/99 10.60 20.10 64 1999/00 7.53 16.68 75 2000/01 6.89 15.89 91 2001/02 9.62 23.25 87 2002/03 12.10 33.11 105 2003/04 12.10 33.41 111 2004/05 13.70 43.71 86 2005/06 12.10 40.64 77 2006/07 14.50 58.03 105 2007/08 21.70 91.15 173 2008/09 21.80 50.24 152 Sources: Seed - National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA and Census Bureau. Oil & Meal - Bureau of the Census and Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. Historical Values - All Type Sunflower Seed Historical Value Data All Sunflower Seed Types 1980 through 2009 Year Total $ in thousands 1980 413,907 1981 485,358 1982 473,454 1983 418,764 1984 415,584 1985 251,505 1986 185,119 1987 217,618 1988 208,875 1989 190,452 1990 245,754 1991 316,847 1992 250,748 1993 326,435 1994 512,791 1995 457,575 1996 417,910 1997 426,766 1998 536,971 1999 339,993 2000 246,869 2001 325,950 2002 294,595 2003 316,214 2004 272,732 2005 487,654 2006 308,832 2007 614,736 2008 704,105 2009 444,795 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA copyright ©2010 National Sunflower Association