Sunflower Meal Market Report 2025

This Sunflower Meal market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the market’s key characteristics, including size, growth potential, and segmentation. It provides a detailed breakdown of the market across major regions and leading countries, highlighting historical data and future growth projections. The report also examines the competitive landscape, market share insights, emerging trends, and strategic developments shaping the market.

The sunflower meal market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $6.43 billion in 2024 to $6.92 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing demand for animal feed, rise in plant-based proteins, growth in sunflower production, increasing adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, growth in livestock, and growth in organic farming practices.

The sunflower meal market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $9.18 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing focus on animal health and nutrition, increasing investment in agriculture infrastructure, rising number of livestock farms, rising investment in sunflower meal research, and increasing imports of sunflower meal. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advancements, aquaculture feeds, genetic engineering, and alternative feed ingredients.

The increasing demand for animal feed is expected to boost the sunflower meal market. Animal feeds are specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs of livestock, poultry, and other domesticated animals, supporting their growth, health, and productivity. The rise in global consumption of meat, dairy products, and eggs, along with increased livestock production and the need for more efficient animal farming, is driving the demand for animal feeds. Sunflower meal, valued for its high protein and fiber content, is used to provide essential nutrients for animal growth and health. For example, in July 2024, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs reported a 5.9% increase in the total volume of animal feed, rising from 29.3 million metric tons in 2022 to 31.1 million metric tons in 2023. This increase was attributed to a 24% rise in inter/intra farm sales. Thus, the growing demand for animal feed is fueling the growth of the sunflower meal market.

Leading companies in the sunflower meal market are forming strategic partnerships to enhance food security. Strategic partnerships involve leveraging each other’s strengths and resources to achieve mutual benefits. For example, in May 2024, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in the Philippines, partnered with Rupshi Seed Crushing Limited, a Bangladeshi manufacturer of sunflower meal. This collaboration aims to build a new, energy-efficient multi-oilseed crushing plant in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh, replacing an outdated facility. The new plant is expected to save 1.3 million cubic meters of water, reduce fuel consumption by 1,000 tons, lower energy costs by 9 kilowatt-hours per ton, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1,723 tons annually. It will maintain a production capacity of 3,000 metric tons of soybean seed crushing per day and will be capable of processing various oilseeds, including soybean, canola, and sunflower. This upgrade will improve resilience against crop failures and price fluctuations while enhancing the quality of oilseeds and oilseed cakes used in animal feed.

In October 2022, Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a US-based private investment firm, acquired Sunrich Products' sunflower and roasted snack division from SunOpta Inc. for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is expected to help Sunrich, under Pacific Avenue’s guidance, better focus on customer demands and take advantage of growth opportunities in the healthy snacks market. SunOpta Inc., a Canadian food and mineral company, is known for its quality and reliability in supplying food-grade sunflower ingredients.

Major companies operating in the sunflower meal market are Glencore Agriculture Limited, Cargill Incorporated, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Wilmar International Limited, Louis Dreyfus Company B.V., Tereos Group, GrainCorp Limited, Kernel Holding S.A., Aston Corporation, Zenith Eclipse Company, COFCO Corporation, Sodrugestvo Group S.A., VIOIL Holding S.A., Volza S.A., Agrex Inc., Sunrise Foods International Limited, CMS Industries Inc., Allseeds Group, Olam International Limited, Prorich Agro Private Limited, Sunkraft Agro LLP, Optimus Agro Limited.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the sunflower meal market in 2024. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the sunflower meal market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the sunflower meal market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Sunflower meal is a byproduct of extracting oil from sunflower seeds. After the seeds are crushed and the oil is removed, the remaining material is known as sunflower meal. This byproduct is primarily used as a high-protein feed ingredient for livestock and poultry due to its substantial protein content. Additionally, sunflower meal can be utilized in human food products and certain industrial applications.

The main forms of sunflower meal include sunflower meal pellets, sunflower meal powder, and sunflower meal cakes. Sunflower meal pellets are compacted feed made from the byproduct of sunflower oil extraction, and are commonly used as a high-protein feed for livestock. These pellets can be derived from both decorticated and whole sunflower seeds and are applied to ruminants, swine, poultry, and other animals.

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The sunflower meal market consists of sales of sunflower oil, sunflower hulls, sunflower seed flour, sunflower lecithin and sunflower seed extracts. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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