europes leading sunflower oil mills in botswana

   
europes leading sunflower oil mills in botswana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • europes leading sunflower oil mills in botswana
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Which country produces the most sunflower oil?
  • Turkey comes fourth with an annual sunflower oil production of 721.9 thousand tons, closely followed by France with a production of 632.9 thousand tons. Hungary and Spain produce 566.1 thousand tons and 503.5 thousand tons of sunflower oil respectively. Romania in the eighth position, produces 454.6 thousand tons of sunflower oil.
  • Why does Romania produce more sunflower seeds?
  • Crop rotation is limiting sunflower area to less than 1 million ha. The increased sunflower production was imposed by the demand of the Romanian oil industry, which the reason to export to almost all domestic sunflower seeds. The EU’s higher needs for fats and oils of vegetable origin also stimulated farmers to produce more sunflower seeds.