Bulgaria is the largest exporter of sunflower in the world

Bulgaria is the largest exporter of sunflower seeds in the world. The country has moved out of the top spot Ukraine, according to the World Trade Organization. Last year, the revenues from export of sunflower reached 743.625 million dollars. The largest part of Bulgarian sunflower is exported to the Netherlands, Turkey, France and Portugal. The growth in the exports of sunflower in 2013 compared to 2012 was 46%, and averaged over the period 2009-2013 - 21%, according to statistics. Bulgaria holds a share of 17.8 percent of world exports of sunflower. In recent years in Bulgaria are used new technologies from the world leaders in agriculture. While in 2003 the average yield per hectare sunflower was 120 kg, whereas in 2010 has reached to 210.5 kg / ha.

Source : 24chasa