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Volume 23, Number 6, November-December 2016
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Article Number | D603 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Dossier: Oil crops and supply chain in Asia / La filière oléagineuse en Asie | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2016046 | |
Published online | 18 November 2016 |
Research Article
State and trends of oil crops production in China
État des lieux et tendances de la production oléagineuse en Chine
1 Wilmar Global R & D Center, Shanghai, P.R. China
2 No. 118 Gaodong Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200137, P.R. China
* Correspondence: yangtiankui@cn.wilmar-intl.com
Received: 3 October 2016
Accepted: 18 October 2016
This paper attempts to present a full picture of current situation and future trends of Chinese oil crop production. The total oil crop production remained broadly constant during 2011–2014. The top three oil crops are soybean, peanut and rapeseed, together accounting for more than 70% of total oil crop production. The area under cultivation and the production of peanuts will keep steadily increasing because most Chinese like its pleasant roasted flavor. Because of their high content in polyunsaturated fatty acids and the natural minor functional components in their oils, more attention is being paid to sunflower seed and rice bran. The diminishing availability of arable land and concern over the security of edible oil supplies is driving both a change in cultivation structure of crops and improvements in the efficiency of oilseed production in China.
Résumé
Cet article propose un tableau complet de l’état actuel et des tendances futures de la production de cultures oléagineuses en Chine. La production totale des cultures oléagineuses dans ce pays affiche une stabilité au cours de la période 2011–2014. En Chine, le soja, l’arachide et le colza sont les trois principales cultures oléagineuses, représentant à elles seules plus de 70 % de la production totale de cultures oléagineuses. L’espace dédié à la culture ainsi que la production de l’arachide continueront de croître car la plupart des Chinois en apprécient la saveur grillée. Les graines de tournesol et le son de riz deviennent le centre de davantage d’attention en raison de la teneur élevée en acides gras polyinsaturés et des composants fonctionnels mineurs naturels contenus dans leurs huiles. La diminution des terres arables et la préoccupation quant à la sécurité de l’approvisionnement en huiles alimentaires conduisent à changer la structure des plantations des cultures et à améliorer l’efficacité de production des oléagineux en Chine.
Key words: Oil crops / soybean / peanut / rapeseed / China
Mots clés : Cultures oléagineuses / soja / arachide / colza / Chine
© T. Yang and Y. Zheng, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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