• Which country produces the most sunflower oil in the world?
  • The following are notable findings from the data: With a production volume of 4.4 million tons, Ukraine tops the chart as the world’s leading sunflower oil producer, followed closely by Russia at 4.1 million tons. These two countries together account for a vast proportion of the global sunflower oil output.
  • Is sunflower oil production geographically concentrated?
  • A closer look at global production statistics reveals that sunflower oil production is geographically concentrated, with few countries contributing to the lion’s share of the overall output. Recent data on global sunflower oil production shows fascinating insights about the diversity and concentration of production.
  • 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.
  • What is the oleic content of sunflower oil?
  • The kernel represents 70% of seed weight, containing around 55% of oil. Sunflower oil of different oleic content may be classified as (i) regular (14¨C39%), (ii) mid-oleic (43¨C72%), and (iii) high-oleic (75¨C91%). With a good oxidative stability, regular sunflower oil finds many applications in the food market mainly as salad oil and cooking oil.
  • 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.
  • Which countries eat sunflower oil?
  • Other major consumers of sunflower oil are the North African countries, Turkey, and Iran; all of these countries are major importers because their domestic production is insufficient. World consumption of sunflower seed oil (15.1 Mill. t in 2015)