Record harvest of sunflower seeds expected
Rape and soybean harvest remains at the previous year's level
The harvest of sunflower seeds in EU countries is expected to be greater than ever before in 2020. The European Commission estimates that a record yield of
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10.8 million tonnes expected, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) announced on Tuesday. That would be eight percent more than last year. This would also mean an increase in the total amount of oilseeds harvested - i.e. plant seeds from which oil is extracted - compared to the previous year. However, the oilseed yield in 2020 would still be below the average of the past five years, according to statistics from the EU Commission.
Besides sunflower seeds, rapeseed and soybeans are the most important oilseeds in the EU in terms of volume. According to estimates, the harvest of these two crops in 2020 will remain at the same level as the previous year
(soya: 2.7 million tonnes, rape: 15.4 million tonnes). Important sunflower growing countries in the EU are Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, France and Spain. In Germany, cultivation plays a subordinate role, the most important German cultivation area being Brandenburg. According to UFOP, sunflower cultivation in some EU countries has benefited from favourable sowing conditions and land reallocation./gba/DP/mis (dpa)
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