Flax and Linseed - Industrial Crops: Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts - page 249

Table 11.6 The world's top 20 linseed-producing countries
Rank Country Production (mill tons) Proportion of world production (%)
1 Canada 633,500 34.1
2 China 480,000 25.9
3 India 167,900 9.0
4 USA 149,963 8.1
5 Ethiopia 108,222 5.8
6 Russian Federation 79,573 4.3
7 Bangladesh 50,000 2.7
8 France 33,801 1.8
9 Argentina 34,065 1.8
10 Egypt 12,226 0.7
11 United Kingdom 23,000 1.2
12 Brazil 14,722 0.8
13 Afghanistan 13,500 0.7
14 Ukraine 11,400 0.6
15 Belgium 10,031 0.5
16 Mexico 7,200 0.4
17 Spain 7,300 0.4
18 Australia 7,000 0.4
19 Germany 6,000 0.3
20 Sweden 6,700 0.4
Based on data from FAO stat data 2007 ( http://faostat.fao.org )

Table 11.7 UK varietal and analytical purity standards for flax and linseed
Species and category Varietal purity (%) Analytical purity (%)

Flax
Basic 99.7 99.0

C1 98.0 99.0

C2 97.5 99.0

C3 97.5 99.0

Linseed
C1 99.7 99.0
C2 98.0 99.0
Based on data fromGuide to The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002. Department for
Environmental Food and Rural Affairs, Plant Varieties and Seeds Division. Cambridge, UK; 2004.
http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/seeds/seedCertification/documents/guideOilFibrePlantSeeds02.
pdf . Last Accessed on April 23rd, 2014