• How much sunflower oil is produced in Europe?
  • Total production of sunflower oil in Europe amounted to 3.3 million tonnes in 2014. In the period 2010-2014, sunflower oil production recorded an annual average growth of +6.0%. The two largest producers of sunflower oil in Europe are Hungary and France, both accounting for 18% of total production.
  • What is a prepress solvent extraction method in a sunflower crushing plant?
  • In a typical sunflower crushing plant using the prepress solvent extraction method, the initial steps of seed pre-cleaning and seed drying are located in the seed receiving section of the facility, prior to seed storage.
  • Why is prepress solvent extraction better than sunflower meal?
  • Because sunflower oil has a substantially higher economic value than sunflower meal, process economics improve significantly as the oil recovery yield increases. Therefore, prepress solvent extraction, with the highest oil recovery yield, is the process method utilized today for the majority of the sunflower seed that is crushed globally.
  • How does a sunflower extractor recover the solvent pumped to the extractor?
  • The solvent evaporated from the sunflower meal and the miscella are both recovered in the solvent recovery system within the solvent extraction process area. A typical sunflower plant will recover 99.8¨C99.9% of the solvent pumped to the extractor.
  • Which countries supply sunflower oil to Europe?
  • Ukraine is the largest developing country supplier of sunflower oil to Europe (24% share in volume), amounting to 684 thousand tonnes (€ 523 million). Other developing country suppliers are Moldova (2.4 %), Argentina (2.7 %) and Romania (2.7%). Ukraine recorded an annual growth of +7.8% in volume and +2.8% in value.
  • Is high oleic sunflower oil growing in Europe?
  • Sunflower oil consumption is increasing at a fast pace in Europe. A growing segment in the European market is high oleic sunflower oil, originating from hybrid sunflower seeds. Demand for high oleic sunflower oil is increasing in Europe, but supplies remain tight. This points toward future opportunities for exporters from developing country.