Sunflower is produced at large scale in a limited number of countries, and two thirds of the production are concentrated in Europe, including Ukraine and Russia and the Trakya region of Turkey. The other major producing countries are Argentina, China, United States, and the South-Eastern part of Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia).
What is high oleic sunflower oil?
High oleic sunflower contains 4?times more oleic acid than classical sunflower, with 84% oleic acid in oil. It competes on global scale with other high oleic oils but has the highest oleic level compared to oleic safflower (78%), oleic rapeseed and canola (75¨C73%) and oleic soybean (73%) ( Tonin, 2018 ).
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.
Where are oleic sunflowers grown?
For almost 20?years, France has been a pioneer regarding oleic sunflower, more than 60% of its production being converted to oleic varieties since 2010, reaching 76% in 2019. The production of oleic sunflower grew quickly in Ukraine and Russia, reaching 420?Kha in 2018 ( Tonin, 2018) and will probably quickly overpass the acreage in Western Europe.