PROSPECTS OF SUNFLOWER GROWING AND SUNFLOWER OIL PRODUCTION

Sunflower is one of the promising oilseeds of Ukraine and the world. The total world production of major vegetable oils increased from 171.58 million tonnes in 2014 to 222.69 million tonnes in 2024 (+30% over 10 years). Sunflower oil is steadily fourth in production after palm, soybean and rapeseed oils, while demonstrating the highest relative increase (+41.9%) among the main species of vegetable oils. During 2014 - 2024, the production of sunflower oil in Ukraine increased from 4.19 million tonnes to 6.26 million tonnes. On average, the yield of sunflower seeds in Ukraine exceeds the world by 20.2%. Significant potential to increase sunflower productivity is to use foliar feeding of plants during vegetation period.