Ukraine news agency said on June 16 that according to latest oil-bearing crops income prediction made by United States Department of Agriculture on June 13, the Ukraine sunflower seed output in 2017/2018 will be increased to 14 million ton, 250,000t more than that in the previous year. The global sunflower seed harvest will increase 500,000t, and meanwhile, soybean and rapeseed output will reduce.

USDA earlier claimed wheat planting area reduced to the largest degree in past one hundred year.