Dalian: Exporters reported an expected decline in new acreage in some producing areas, leading to hoarding by traders and cyclical price increases. Currently prices are expected to stabilize or decline slightly in summer as the hot summer weather is not conducive to the sales of sunflower kernel products. Also, importers mostly avoid summer purchases. In terms of exports, the markets of Europe, Southeast Asia and the United States are dominated by confectionary-grade sunflower kernels, while bakery-grade sunflower kernels are not very competitive. Orders from Europe and the Middle East have decreased. Exporters are looking to the U.S. to remove import tariffs, which will increase the volume of exports. This week, the price of confectionary-grade sunflower kernels FOB Dalian or Tianjin is 1.770-1.810 US dollars/ton, and the price of bakery-grade sunflower kernels FOB Tianjin or Dalian is 1.700-1.740 US dollars/ton. Please continue to pay attention to the price changes in the Chinese market.
Current Market Price in Fob Tianjin, China for Sunflower Kernel
| Product Name | Chinese sunflower kernel |
| Moisture | 10% max |
| Confectionary | Usd 1770-1810/mt |
| Bakery | Usd 1700-1740/mt |
| Purity | 99.95% |
| Loading | 17mt /20GP |
| Package | 25kg paper bag |
| Delivery | 20 days after the contract |