high peanut sunflower oil productline in south africa

   
high peanut sunflower oil productline in south africa
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • high peanut sunflower oil productline in south africa
  • Is there a potential for increased sunflower production in South Africa?
  • Judging from recent reports and data, there is tremendous potential for increased sunflower production in South Africa.
  • Where are the sunflower refineries located in South Africa?
  • Most of the large refineries are situated in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. The greatest importance of sunflower production is the extraction of oil from the seed. Figure 4 below shows the domestic producer sales and exports of sunflower seed from 2009 to 2018 marketing season.
  • Which companies crush sunflower seed in South Africa?
  • In South Africa, the main crushers of sunflower seed are Nola Industries, Epic and Epko. Pressing plants with relatively smaller crushing capacity in the country are Sealake Industries, Elangeni Oil & cake Mills and Capital Oil Mills.
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.