• Which countries produce the most sunflower oil?
  • Ukraine and Russia are currently the world¡¯s largest producers of sunflower oil (?kori? 1992; Seiler and Gulya 2016), but the crop is found in a wide variety of temperate climates around the world. Rapeseed oil is largely composed of two species Brassica napus L. and B. rapa L. (Yan 1990; Raymer 2002).
  • How did sunflower maintain its competitiveness on Oilseeds markets?
  • Sunflower succeeded in maintaining its competitiveness on oilseeds markets in the previous decades, through continuous innovation in genetics, production and markets and a growing segmentation.
  • Which country produces the most soybean oil?
  • However, China makes the biggest economic contribution to soybean oil production (Table 20.6). In the first 6 months of 2020, China , which produces 16.755 tmt, is followed by the US, Brazil, Argentina, EU, India, and Mexico. Also, according to the latest data, soybean oil production has increased in all countries except EU (USDA 2020a).
  • Which countries import sunflower oil?
  • 75% of sunflower oil imports are bought by 8?countries (see Tab. 2 ). EU, CIS (mainly Ukraine and Russia) and Turkey are also exporters. The European Union is net importer of approx. 0.9?MnT /year; CIS is net exporter of 7.7?MnT.
  • Is sunflower oil a premium oil?
  • The average level of vegetable oils markets will not depend on sunflower, but sunflower oil keeps specific advantages regarding nutritional quality and technological properties which should allow it to maintain its position among premium oils.
  • What is the global production of oilseed?
  • Considering the data of the last 5 years, it is seen that total production of oilseed reached 606.15 million metric tons (mmt) in June 2020, while 573.75 mmt in 2016/2017. In global distribution of oilseeds, soybean, rapeseed, peanut, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are prominent (Table 20.1).