Global sunflower seed production for the 2023/24 season is forecasted to increase by 3% to 56.7 million tons, with higher harvests expected in Russia and Ukraine, but decreases in the European Union, Argentina, Turkey, and the United States. Sunflower processing volume is expected to remain the same as last season, with higher refining volumes in Ukraine, Russia, and the USA, and global sunflower oil production is forecasted to remain at the same level as last season at 22.1 million tons. Exports of sunflower oil to China, India, and other countries are expected to recover, while US sunflower oil exports are forecasted to increase as new crops arrive at processing plants. World ending sunflower oil inventories are forecasted to be relatively low at 4.23 million tonnes by the end of September.