# High-oleic sunflowers – a good opportunity for security and increased return on investment

> A Syngenta Bulgaria expert says high-oleic sunflower acreage in Bulgaria has grown steadily, driven by better return on investment and demand from food companies. Recent high-oleic hybrids now match linoleic types on yield and oil content. The interview describes the variety's agronomic development history.

- Date: 2017-01-21 · published 2017-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Bulgaria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73099-high-oleic-sunflowers-a-good-opportunity-for-security-and-increased-return-on
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing high-oleic acreage shifts Bulgarian sunflower supply toward food-grade oil. This has limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- plant-protection.com: https://www.plant-protection.com/en/article/507?lang=en

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