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Publisher Summary Sunflower is an important oilseed crop in the Asian and Australasian regions. Sunflower oil has long appealed to consumers in Asia and Australasia. Having been grown in the region for many years, today it ranks as the sixth largest vegetable oil consumed behind palm, soybean, cottonseed, groundnut, and canola. However, in Australia, the local sunflower industry faces a number of challenges including supply deficit, distance of production areas from processors, and price competition for both oil and meal relative to other oilseed crops. The Australian Oilseed Federation (AOF), through its consultative efforts, financial support, and strategic planning taskforce, is endeavoring to build grower confidence in sunflower crops. With industry and consumer support, grower confidence, and favorable environmental conditions, Australia could be a net exporter of both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated sunflower oil and meal. The Asia and Australasian regions would be supply deficient for the foreseeable future and would be reliant on imports of sunflower seed and oil, mainly from South America. |
