National Sunflower Association : Historical Prices/Values


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Historical Prices - Seed, Oil, & Meal

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
Historical Price Data Marketing Years: 1980/81 through 2010/11
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
2009/10	15.10	52.80	151
2010/11	23.30	86.12	220
Sources: Seed - National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA and Census Bureau. Oil & Meal - Bureau of the Census and Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

Historical Value Data All Sunflower Seed Types 1980 through 2011
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	$458,959
2010	$633,778
2011	$595,538