What is the price of sunflower seeds in Romania?

As of January 2025, sunflower seeds in Romania is US$ 0.43 per kg (1.99 RON), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Romania's world export rank for sunflower seeds in 2024?

Romania ranks #2 among 90 exporters.

How much sunflower seed did Romania export in 2024?

Romania exported 1,231,992 tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2024.

What was Romania's sunflower seed production in 2024?

Production was 1,508,000 tonnes in 2024.

Is Romania a net exporter or importer of sunflower seeds?

Romania is a net exporter of sunflower seeds.

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Sunflower Seeds Prices in Romania

US$ 0.43 / kg

1.99 RON / kg

MoM ▼ 0.5% YoY ▼ 0.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (RON)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.43	1.99	▼ 0.5%	▼ 0.5%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.69	3.18	▲ 17.5%	▲ 17.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sunflower seeds price in Romania available is US$ 0.43 per kg (1.99 RON), down 0.5% year-on-year.

Romania is the world's second-largest exporter of sunflower seeds, shipping 1,231,992 tonnes valued at US$724 million in 2024, which accounts for 15.9% of global exports despite an 18.2% year-on-year decline. The country produced 1,508,000 tonnes in 2024, ranking tenth globally and representing 2.8% of world output, with a yield of 0.121 t/ha. The latest farmgate price is US$0.4306 per kg. Romania maintains a net exporter position for sunflower seeds.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sunflower seeds in Romania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Romania exported $724.1M (1.23 Mt) of sunflower seeds▼ 18.2% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (15.9% of global exports).

$724.1M

Export value

1.23 Mt

Export volume

#2 / 90

World rank

15.9%

Global share

$0.59

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sunflower seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $819.3M · 18%
#2 Romania $724.1M · 15.9%
#3 France $555.2M · 12.2%
#4 Bulgaria $506.9M · 11.2%
#5 Turkey $345.7M · 7.6%

Annual export data Romania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$724.1M	1.23 Mt	$0.59
2023	$884.9M	1.52 Mt	$0.58
2022	$1.17B	1.45 Mt	$0.8
2021	$989.8M	1.51 Mt	$0.66
2020	$698.7M	1.54 Mt	$0.45

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Romania produced 1.51 Mt of sunflower seeds in 2024▼ 25.2% YoY. It ranks #10 among producing countries (2.8% of world output).

1.51 Mt

mi_production

1,243,250 ha

Area harvested

0.12 t/ha

Yield

#10

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sunflower seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1206.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Romania sunflower seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of sunflower seeds exported by Romania in 2020 was 1,485,839 metric tons. In 2019 Romania sold 2,104,662 tonnes of sunflower seeds. For 2019 alone, the demand for Romania sunflower seeds (oil seeds category) has surged, with a change of 21.885 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sunflower seeds' exports increased by 57.6 percent netting the exporter US$845.13m for the year 2019. Romania's sunflower seeds exports are categorised as:

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120600)

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Romania sunflower seeds export values

In 2019, Romania shipped sunflower seeds costing 845.13m USD, a growth of 12.14% from 2018's total sunflower seeds export of 753.607m USD. The annual growth in value of Romania sunflower seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 25.897 percent.

The yearly change in the volume of Romania's sunflower seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 57.6 percent when compared to a variation of 21.885% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Romania's portion of the world's total sunflower seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 53 in world exports of sunflower seeds.

Export markets for Romania sunflower seeds ( in '000$ )

Romania's top destinations for sunflower seeds are France, Turkey, Hungary, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Import/Export Trends

Romania is a net importer of sunflower seeds. The annual growth of Romania sunflower seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 116%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 171%, per annum.

Romania purchased 333,590 tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of sunflower seeds in Romania was 3,569,150 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 16.54%. The country had an estimated 1,282,700.00 hectares under sunflower seeds cultivation.

Sunflower Seeds Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest sunflower seeds prices in other Europe countries:

Georgia$0.65/kg Russia$0.48/kg United Kingdom (UK)$3.03/kg Moldova$0.45/kg Norway$2.60/kg Serbia and Montenegro$0.70/kg Germany$0.34/kg Belarus$0.65/kg Estonia$1.24/kg Croatia$0.42/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$0.46/kg Iceland$5.02/kg Netherlands$2.09/kg Spain$0.45/kg Greece$0.51/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in Romania

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Romania:

Rapeseeds (Canola)$0.58/kg Mustard Seeds$1.32/kg Poppy Seeds$4.40/kg Cotton Seeds$1.74/kg Melon Seeds$91.53/kg Sesame Seeds$3.49/kg

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