As of September 11, sunseed harvesting in Ukraine is lagging significantly behind last year’s pace (-62% year-on-year), with weaker yields (-22%). However, as harvesting progresses north and west, yields are improving. In August, Romania’s sunflower yield estimate was reduced to 1.49 mt/ha - 20% below the five-year average. Romanian agrometeorological institute (ANM) reported about sufficient