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Sunflower situation in Russia and the United States
Author(s) -
Gandy Dalton E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02678981
Subject(s) - sunflower , tonne , agricultural economics , agricultural science , production (economics) , crop , soviet union , european union , business , geography , economics , international trade , agronomy , political science , environmental science , forestry , biology , macroeconomics , archaeology , politics , law
The world's largest producers and exporters of sunflower seed are the USSR, Argentina, Bulgaria, United States, Australia, and Turkey. The Soviet Union's 1976‐80 five‐year plan projects annual production of 7.6 million metric tons, up from 6 million tons annually in the previous five‐year plan. Soviet oilseed crushing capacity is projected at 10 million tons by 1980, which means the Soviets would still have a shortfall of domestic oilseed production. In the U.S., rapid expansion of acreage is expected. Currently, most U.S. oil‐type sunflowers are exported to meet European demand. Domestic U.S. consumption is expected to rise, however, with three food companies having test‐marketed sunflower cooking oils and margarines. With proper management, and as hybrid sunflowers become available for commercial production, sunflower can be a profitable U.S. crop, with gains relative to soybeans.