What is Sunflower Seed?
The sunflower seed is the seed of the sunflower. There are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds:
linoleic, high oleic, and sunflower oil seeds. Each variety has its own unique levels of monounsaturated, saturated, and polyunsaturated fats. The information in this article refers mainly to the linoleic variety.
Top Sunflower Seed Shops In South Africa
D Kingsbury
Address: 42 Gwigwi Mrwebi St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2113
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 7:30 AM Mon
Phone: 011 832 1237
Silverhill Seeds & Books
Address: 38 Hiddingh Ave, Bergvliet, Cape Town, 7945
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8 AM Mon
Phone: 021 705 4226
Agricol
Address: Western Cape, Okavango Park, Cape Town, 7560
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5 PM
Phone: 021 981 1126
JAP COMMODITIES CC
Address: 1, 19 Columbine Pl, Mount Moriah, Durban, 4051
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 4 PM ⋅ Opens 8 AM Mon
Phone: 031 569 6644
Cape Garden, Joostenbergvlakte Branch
Address: 58 Tarentaal Rd, Joostenberg Vlakte, Cape Town, 7570
Areas served: Cape Town
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5 PM
Phone: 021 988 4137
Blooming Goods
Address: Unit 14, Inospace Metalheads, 8 Section St, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7420
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 4 PM ⋅ Opens 8 AM Mon
Phone: 082 972 4692
Woolworths Food, Preller Square
Address: Preller Square Shopping Centre, Louw Wepener Straat, Dan Pienaar, Bloemfontein, 9301
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7 PM
Phone: 051 410 4100
Woolworths Food, Langenhoven Park
Address: Dirk Opperman & Bankovs Boulevard, Bloemfontein, 9301
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7 PM
Phone: 051 411 8000
Which companies in South Africa produce sunflower seeds?
Included here are various seed manufacturers, primary producers of sunflower, sunflower seed processors within the oil industry, the South African grain industries – SAGIS, Grain SA and SAGL – as well as government agencies such as ARC-GCI and NAMC.
Which province is the leading sunflower producer in South Africa?
Free State
The actual production of sunflower seed during the 2017/18 production season is depicted in Figure 2 below.
The figure shows that the Free State and North West provinces are the major producers of sunflower seed with a share of 57% and 38% of the total production respectively, followed by Limpopo province.
Where does South Africa get its sunflower seeds?
At the same year, Sunflower Seeds was the 889th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Sunflower Seeds primarily from:
Moldova ($1.01M), Mozambique ($341k), Bulgaria ($338k), Argentina ($162k), and Malawi ($98.9k).