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  • What are the uses of sunflower seeds in South Africa?
  • The seeds are used for oil, bird seed and human consumption. Sunflower oil is used in food preparation, for biofuel, cosmetics and skin care products. The meal and cake are used for animal feed. Production is suitable for many South African climatic conditions as the plants are drought tolerant.
  • Can sunflowers be produced in South Africa?
  • Sunflowers can be produced in most parts of South Africa where the annual rainfall is between 475mm and 675mm per year. However, sustainable sunflower production needs to be profitable. Sunflower is, not surprisingly, a summer season crop.
  • Where can UI oily sell sunflower oil?
  • Phosphorus: till 0,6 Uni Oily produces and sell refined and unrefined sunflower oil in bulk.Our enterprises sells sunflower oil in bulk for all regions of South Africa and the international market, as well as export supplies for the CIS countries, with main customers in EU,The Middle East,East, West and Central Africa,the USA and Asia.
  • When do sunflower seeds grow in South Africa?
  • Soils should be sandy loam, with a clay percentage of less than 20%. Farmers plant sunflower seeds between November and January, while harvesting happens between late April and mid-May. Between 2009 and 2021, the average area under sunflower cultivation in South Africa was 552 000 ha, with a mean production of 715 000t/year over this period.
  • What is the future of the sunflower industry?
  • John Odendaal, national marketing manager at Pannar Seed, believes “ the future of the sunflower industry lies in higher-yield cultivars and those with a high oil content ” and that breeding companies must increasingly focus their efforts on breeding hybrids with a higher oil content.
  • How is sunflower oil made?
  • Any foreign objects are removed before the oil is pressed out at very high pressure. The process replicates that used to produce cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil. The crude sunflower oil is piped into tanks and then into the factory for the next step in the process, known as winterising.