Oils and fats in Argentina

Considering the census values from the point of view of raw materials used (oilseed) and the processed oil, we find in the official statistical publications the following references: the quant i ty of seed used in 1946 exceeded 900,000 tons, of which 600,000 tons were sunflower, 107,000 peanut, and 120,000 cottonseed. F ro m them were obtained 207,000 tons of refined oil. I t should be pointed out that statistical values represent the tonnage of refined oil and that the crude oil yield was probably about 37% of the seed. Of the total quoted above, 155,000 tons were sunflower seed oil.