EditorialRobert Vieru, a farmer with 500 tons of wheat and 250 tons of sunflower seeds sitting unsold because of cut-price Ukrainian competition, in Foltesti, Romania, April 20, 2023. (Andreea Campeanu/The New York Times)
EditorialMary Clare Lacke, a University of Missouri student whose TikTok video to promote a style of Claire’s earrings generated 1.5 million views, at one of the retailer’s stores in Columbia, Mo., Feb. 6, 2023. (Nick Schnelle/The New York Times)
EditorialMary Clare Lacke, a University of Missouri student whose TikTok video to promote a style of Claire’s earrings generated 1.5 million views, at one of the retailer’s stores in Columbia, Mo., Feb. 6, 2023. (Nick Schnelle/The New York Times)
EditorialA dish of red onion stuffed with quinoa, shallots, peppers, sunflower seeds and fresh thyme, served at Persil in Paris, May 23, 2022. (Joann Pai/The New York Times)
EditorialButter, in the bread and on the plate, is made from sunflower seeds at Eleven Madison Park in New York, Sept. 21, 2021. (Daniel Krieger/The New York Times)