5.2 Production
Sunflower is native of North America, though it was commercialized in Russia.
Sunflower oil is a preferred oil not only in Europe but also in Mexico and most of
South America. According to Food and Agricultural Organization, total world
production of sunflower seeds has increased from 26.49 in 2007 to 47.86 million
tonnes in 2017 (FAOSTAT 2019). As per the report, Ukraine and Russia together
produce 56.0% of the total world’s production of sunflower seed (FAOSTAT 2019).
India ranks 22nd in the production of sunflower with 0.211 million tonnes in 2017.
The production of sunflower seed in 2017 by top ten producer countries and their
percent share are shown in Figs. 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.
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Top ten sunflower producing countries with their
production (2017)
Fig. 5.1 Top ten sunflower-producing countries with their production in million tonnes (2017)
(FAOSTAT 2019)
Ukraine
30%
Russia
26%
Argentina
9%
Romania
7%
China
6%
Bulgaria
5%
Turkey
5%
Hungary
5%
France
4%
USA
3%
Fig. 5.2 Percent share in production of sunflower by top ten producing countries (2017)
(FAOSTAT 2019)
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