TY  - RPRT
AB  - The sunflower appears to have established itself firmly as an oilseed crop in the United States.  The confectioner’s, or birdseed, variety has been produced in increasingly larger quantities for several decades.  In 1967 large-scale production of oilseed varieties began in the Red River Valley areas of North Dakota and Minnesota, in response to the growing demand for edible oils, both domestic and foreign.  This demand for the Northern sunflower oil centers in its high ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids, which makes it a premium oil for use in food fat products such as margarine, mayonnaise, and salad oils.  More recently, a strong interest has been expressed by food processors for Southern sunflower oil, which contains an unusually high percentage of oleic acid, and a high degree of cooking stability when used for deep fat frying.  About 7,000 acres of sunflowers were planted in 1974 in the High Plains of Texas.  With current demand in excess of supply, and with sunflower seed prices at 2 to 3 times the level of past seasons, expansion in plantings is expected in both the northern and southern production areas after 1974.
AU  - Thomason, Francis G.
DA  - 1974-11
DA  - 1974-11
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.329089
DO  - doi
ID  - 329089
KW  - Agricultural and Food Policy
KW  - Crop Production/Industries
KW  - Demand and Price Analysis
KW  - Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
KW  - International Relations/Trade
KW  - Productivity Analysis
KW  - Sunflowers
KW  - oil varieties
KW  - confectioners' varieties
KW  - vegetable oil
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329089/files/ERS-590.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329089/files/ERS-590.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329089/files/ERS-590.pdf
LA  - eng
LA  - English
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329089/files/ERS-590.pdf
N1  - Reprinted from the Fats and Oils Situation • November 1974
N2  - The sunflower appears to have established itself firmly as an oilseed crop in the United States.  The confectioner’s, or birdseed, variety has been produced in increasingly larger quantities for several decades.  In 1967 large-scale production of oilseed varieties began in the Red River Valley areas of North Dakota and Minnesota, in response to the growing demand for edible oils, both domestic and foreign.  This demand for the Northern sunflower oil centers in its high ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids, which makes it a premium oil for use in food fat products such as margarine, mayonnaise, and salad oils.  More recently, a strong interest has been expressed by food processors for Southern sunflower oil, which contains an unusually high percentage of oleic acid, and a high degree of cooking stability when used for deep fat frying.  About 7,000 acres of sunflowers were planted in 1974 in the High Plains of Texas.  With current demand in excess of supply, and with sunflower seed prices at 2 to 3 times the level of past seasons, expansion in plantings is expected in both the northern and southern production areas after 1974.
PY  - 1974-11
PY  - 1974-11
T1  - The U.S. Sunflower Seed Situation
TI  - The U.S. Sunflower Seed Situation
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329089/files/ERS-590.pdf
Y1  - 1974-11
T2  - ERS 590
ER  -