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special demand
as bird seed due to its bold size
and whitish colour. It is also known to be used as a substitute
for sunflower seed in birdfeeders. Indigenously, use of safflower oil
as cooking medium is on increase due to low saturated fats. Its flowers
are known to be used for industrial and medicinal purposes. Undecorticated
safflower seed extraction with 20% crude protein rich in methionine is
useful as an ingredient in formulated poultry feed. It is also used in
cattle feed along with other meals such as cotton seed meal. Safflower
meal is obtained by crushing its seeds for oil and further extracted
and meal is formed as its by-product.
Safflower Markets
Europe, Japan & Taiwan are major importers
of safflower seed from India. Export of safflower meal and safflower oil
is almost nil as they have good domestic market where the price realisation
is better than in the international market. The edible oil prices
at national and international level mainly affects the safflower
seed prices as its major quantity is used for crushing to obtain oil.
It also sometimes move in tandem with niger seed as both are used as bird
seeds. Commodity prices of safflower meal tends to move in conjunction
with prices of other oilmeals and oilcakes.
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