Chinese Sunflower kernel: Increase in demand and price increase

Dalian: Winter is the peak season for nut sales, and sunflower seeds are no exception. Domestic trade demand increases sharply. Entering the peak season, domestic trade drives foreign trade. The domestic trade market is enormous, and the need is more significant than exports. Major food factories, wholesale markets and retailers have successively purchased sunflower seeds and sunflower seed kernels in large quantities, causing the price of sunflower seed kernels to rise.

In terms of export, sunflower seed kernels are better than pumpkin seed kernels. Orders increased in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe, while orders in the US market decreased. This year, Xinjiang’s sunflower seed production area has cut production on a large scale, and traders predict that the price of sunflower seed kernels will not fall before the Chinese New Year. This week, the FOB Dalian or Tianjin price of candy-grade sunflower seed kernels is $1.660-1.710/ton, and the FOB Tianjin or Dalian price of baking-grade sunflower seed kernels is $1.610-1.650/ton. Increased domestic market demand has supported price increases.

Current Market Price in Fob Tianjin, China for sunflower kernel