sunflower oil extraction and refining plant setup in south africa

   
sunflower oil extraction and refining plant setup in south africa
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • sunflower oil extraction and refining plant setup in south africa
  • How much sunflower seed oil is produced in South Africa?
  • Over the past three years South Africa produced around 300 000 tons of sunflower seed oil (SAGIS, 2011). According to a report on the Manufacturing of Oil and Animal Fat in South Africa by Who Owns Whom (Pty) Ltd the current processing capacity for sunflower seed is 1 442 000 ¨C 1 522 000 ton.
  • Does South Africa export sunflower oil?
  • It was decided to explore markets to which South Africa does not currently export sunflower oil. Among the new markets with the highest potential to export South African sunflower oil, the UK was chosen as the market with the most suited for South African sunflower oil.
  • How much does sunflower oil cost in South Africa?
  • Figure 5 below shows the price of sunflower oil and the average price of mineral oil. As indicate by the graph vegetable oil prices follows mineral oil prices very closely. £3.42 South African exporters are able to provide 2 liter bottles of sunflower cooking oil at a FOB price of US$ 2.08 per 2 litre bottle (Alibaba, 2011).
  • Which extraction method is best for sunflower seeds?
  • 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.