Wuyuan County is a famous sunflower planting county in China, with an annual planting area of over 700,000 mu and a total output of about 6,543,800+5,000 tons. The county has formed a relatively mature industrial cluster of sunflower seed planting, roasted seeds and nuts, circulation, etc., especially sunflower seed export trade has become a characteristic industry in the autonomous region and even the whole country.
Up to now, among the 56 foreign trade enterprises registered in the county, 34 are engaged in the processing and export of sunflower seeds, with an annual processing capacity of more than 50,000 tons.
Wuyuan:
Wuyuan is located in the hinterland of Hetao Plain, and 2.3 million mu of cultivated land is irrigated by the Yellow River. The planting conditions of sunflowers are very good. The annual planting area accounts for more than 10% of the national total (10.2 million mu), the output accounts for about 14% of the national total (500 million Jin), and the trading volume accounts for about 6.
Wuyuan County established Sunflower Research Institute on 20 15, which is also the first sunflower system technology research institution in China-Sanrui Academy of Agricultural Sciences. More than 30 sunflower varieties with independent intellectual property rights, such as SH363, SH36 1, Sanrui No.3 and Sanrui No.7, have been successfully cultivated, occupying more than 60% of the domestic market share.