COVID-19 pandemic seems to have left a lot of people feeling caged, and as many reach out to their feathered friends for company, demand for sunflower seeds is rising.Daryl Rex of the Manitoba Crop Alliance noted the demand for sunflower birdseed has soared by about 10 to 15 per cent this year.“Seems like with COVID, people are staying at home and feeding birds more,” Rex said in an interview Friday.
Coronavirus: Tips to cope with a pandemic in the winter months Along with that increased demand has come an increase in prices, he said, as well as a growth in the crop’s footprint in Manitoba.The price of sunflower seeds has increased by about 10 to 15 cents per pound, from an average of about 25 cents per pound to as much as 40 cents, Rex.