Dalian: Exporters report that in some producing areas decline of acreage is expected, which leads traders to hoarding and make cyclical price increases. The hot summer weather is not conducive to the sales and storage of sunflower kernel products. The amount of domestic food enterprises decreased. 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.
This week, the price of confectionary-grade sunflower kernels FOB Dalian or Tianjin is 1.730-1.770 US dollars/ton, and the price of bakery-grade sunflower kernels FOB Tianjin or Dalian is 1.700-1.730 US dollars/ton. Please continue to pay attention to the price changes in the Chinese market.
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 |