Oilseed flax
The world harvests 3-3.5 million tons of flax annually, and Russia is its largest producer,” said Vitaly Litovka. – In second place after Russia is Kazakhstan, in third is Canada, which, however, abandons this crop in favor of canola.
For consumers of flax and flaxseed oil, the iodine value is an indirect indicator of Omega-3 content. And Omega-3 or α-Linolenic acid is exactly what flaxseed oil is so highly valued for, not only in the food industry, but also in the paint and varnish industry and aquaculture.
Area, thousand hectares | Proceeds, thousand tons | Yield, c/ha | |
RF | 1,410.4 | 1 153 | 8.9 |
Saratov region | 36.8 | 34.6 | 9.5 |