Siberia harvests record sunflower crop

Published 2025년 2월 6일

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Siberia's sunflower oil production has seen a significant increase of 28% in 2024, reaching a record 1.3 million tons due to a successful sunflower harvest despite challenging weather conditions and a state of emergency in six regions. The Altai region alone contributes 8% to Russia's total sunflower production, with Altai producers accounting for 88% of Siberia's harvest. Sunflower oil production in Siberia also hit a high of 325 thousand tons in the first eleven months of 2024, with China being the main importer of the oil. This growth in the oil and fat industry offers promising opportunities for the region.

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It amounted to 1.3 million tons Sunflower oil production is growing in Siberia thanks to a record sunflower harvest. In 2024, it increased by 28% compared to the previous year and amounted to 1.3 million tons. Despite unfavorable weather conditions and the introduction of a state of emergency in six regions, the results of the harvesting campaign are impressive, which opens up new opportunities for the oil and fat industry of the region, according to the Altai branch of the Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products. According to Maria Shostak, Director of the Altai branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "CSC APK", sunflower production in Siberia accounts for 8% of the all-Russian total, and the share of Altai producers is 88% of the all-Siberian harvest (1.1 million tons). Farmers in the Novosibirsk Region harvested 88 thousand tons of the crop, and in Omsk — 63 thousand tons. Sunflower oil production in Siberia reached a record 325 ...

Source: Specagro