Export Safflower

The safflower (latin name: Carthamus tinctorius) — is a herbaceous plant of the Cathamus genus, Cynareae tribe, Asteraceae family. It is used as an oil-bearing and dyeing crop. Not much safflower is produced in the world – just about 600 thousand tons. One of the largest safflower manufacturers is Kazakhstan. This country has the most favourable climate and conditions for the safflower cultivation. The safflower seeds and flowers are usually used. The safflower oil is a good alternative to the sunflower oil, it is used in the food industry to produce margarine. Dyes, including the food ones, are made of the safflower flowers. The Safflower is also used in medicine.

The company ««Agrologistic»» exports the split peas in the following package:

• Bags of 25-50 kg;
• Big-bags of 500-1600 kg (optimum of 1000-1200 kg).
• Containers (in this case safflower is loaded in bulk).

Safflower specifications:

• moisture — 13% max.;
• foreign admixture — 2% max.