sunflower oil production plant in johannesburg

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Which companies crush sunflower seed in South Africa?
  • In South Africa, the main crushers of sunflower seed are Nola Industries, Epic and Epko. Pressing plants with relatively smaller crushing capacity in the country are Sealake Industries, Elangeni Oil & cake Mills and Capital Oil Mills.
  • Why are sunflower seeds important in South Africa?
  • Sunflower seeds are also an important food source in South Africa ¨C the seeds are pressed and crushed for their oil, which is primarily used as cooking oil in many local households. The extraction process of oil from seed results in sunflower meal, or sunflower oilcake, which is a valuable by-product in the feed industry.
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.
  • Why is Gauteng a major exporter of sunflower oil?
  • Gauteng Province, in spite of not being a major producer of sunflower seed is an exporter of sunflower oil because of larger number of traders who are situated in the province as well as the availability of Randfontein Grain Market in the Province.
  • Which province exports the most sunflower seed from South Africa?
  • The figure indicates that sunflower seed exports from KwaZulu-Natal province were dominant throughout the period under analysis. However, Gauteng province emerged to be the second largest exporter of sunflower seed from South Africa, followed by the Western Cape.
  • Where do sunflower seeds come from in Gauteng?
  • From the figure below, it is clear that most of sunflower seed exports in Gauteng arise mainly from the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality while those from the other four districts namely, Sedibeng, West Rand, Ekurhuleni and City of Tshwane have been very low and irregular over the period between 2011 and 2020.