large capacity sunflower oil mill in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How much sunflower oil is produced in South Africa?
  • Sunflower oil production is the main oil in South Africa. South Africa produced between 500 000 to 800 000 tons of sunflower seed per year between 2005 to 2010. Depending on the sunflower seed production area and planting time, sunflower seeds are harvested from January to June. Sunflower seed can be stored for 12 months.
  • How much sunflower seed does South Africa produce?
  • A very small amount of South Africa’s sunflower seed are exported to neighbouring countries. The volumes of sunflower seed produced by South African farmers depends largely on the price of substitute crops such as maize. Over the past three years South Africa produced around 300 000 tons of sunflower seed oil (SAGIS, 2011).
  • Why are sunflower seeds important in South Africa?
  • Sunflower seeds are also an important food source in South Africa ? the seeds are pressed and crushed for their oil, which is primarily used as cooking oil in many local households. The extraction process of oil from seed results in sunflower meal, or sunflower oilcake, which is a valuable by-product in the feed industry.
  • 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.