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Historical Prices - Seed, Oil, & Meal

Historical Price Data Marketing Years: 1980/81 through 2022/23 Marketing Year SUNFLOWER SEED Average Price Received by Farmers $/cwt SUNFLOWER OIL Average Price Crude Minneapolis cents/lb. SUNFLOWER MEAL Average Price 34% 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 2009/10 15.10 52.80 151 2010/11 23.30 86.12 220 2011/12 29.10 83.20 247 2012/13 25.40 65.87 242 2013/14 21.40 59.12 245 2014/15 21.70 66.72 210 2015/16 19.60 57.81 153 2016/17 17.35 53.54 145 2017/18 17.20 54.57 174 2018/19 17.40 53.28 164 2019/20 19.50 65.03 188 2020/21 21.30 79.00 246 2021/22 32.90 111.39 280 2022/23 27.80 80.11 244 2023/24 21.20 58.65 194 Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Economic Research Service, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Monthly Feedstuff Prices, U.S. Census Bureau, Fats and Oils: Consumption, Production, and Stocks and Global Agricultural Trade System.

Historical Value Data All Sunflower Seed Types 1980 through 2023 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 $589,282 2012 $699,970 2013 $443,296 2014 $497,775 2015 $574,156 2016 $464,015 2017 $375,077 2018 $369,423 2019 $385,263 2020 $630,923 2021 $616,357 2022 $763,085 2023 $458,081 2024 $227,330 Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production and Crop Values.