Sunflower Seed - Cultivation

Cultivation

Top Sunflower Seed Producers - 2005
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Rank Country 106 M/T Country area (km²)
1 Russia 6.3 700717075400000000017,075,400
2 Ukraine 4.7 7005603700000000000603,700
3 Argentina 3.7 70062780400000000002,780,400
4 China 1.9 70069598086000000009,598,086
5 India 1.9 70063166414000000003,166,414
6 United States 1.8 70069629091000000009,629,091
7 France 1.5 7005632759000000000632,759
8 Hungary 1.3 700493028000000000093,028
9 Romania 1.3 7005238391000000000238,391
10 Turkey 1.0 7005783562000000000783,562
11 Bulgaria 0.9 7005110993000000000110,993
12 South Africa 0.7 70061221037000000001,221,037
World Total 31.1

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