Optimism for Sunflower Acres

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken expects sunflower acreage to rebound from last year. “Right now, we’re definitely in the thick of the battle for acres for 2025,” said Sandbakken. “We were down about 40 percent to 45 percent in some areas last year when had some pretty, pretty good sized stocks and prices probably weren’t quite where they should have been. That has changed. From what I’m hearing from seed companies and producers, I think we’re going to see a definite increase in sunflower acres here this year.”