白城(cheng)市(shi)位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)(lin)省(sheng)西(xi)北部(bu)(bu),嫩江平(ping)原(yuan)西(xi)部(bu)(bu),科爾沁(qin)草原(yuan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)部(bu)(bu)。屬溫帶大陸性季風氣(qi)候。年(nian)均日照時數2919.4小時,年(nian)均氣(qi)溫4.9℃,無(wu)霜期157天,年(nian)均降水量407.9毫米,光(guang)熱條(tiao)件優越于全省(sheng)其(qi)他地區。坐(zuo)標,東(dong)(dong)(dong)經121度38秒(miao)至124度22分(fen),北緯44度13分(fen)57秒(miao)至46度18分(fen)。白城(cheng)市(shi)位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)(lin)省(sheng)西(xi)北部(bu)(bu),嫩江平(ping)原(yuan)西(xi)部(bu)(bu),科爾沁(qin)草原(yuan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)部(bu)(bu)。東(dong)(dong)(dong)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)南與(yu)吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)(lin)省(sheng)松(song)原(yuan)市(shi)的前(qian)郭爾羅斯蒙(meng)古(gu)族自(zi)(zi)治(zhi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、乾安縣(xian)(xian)(xian)接壤;南與(yu)吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)(lin)省(sheng)松(song)原(yuan)市(shi)的長(chang)嶺縣(xian)(xian)(xian)毗鄰。西(xi)、西(xi)北與(yu)內(nei)蒙(meng)古(gu)自(zi)(zi)治(zhi)區的科爾沁(qin)右翼中旗、突泉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、科爾沁(qin)右翼前(qian)旗相(xiang)連;北、東(dong)(dong)(dong)北與(yu)黑龍(long)江省(sheng)泰來(lai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、杜爾伯特蒙(meng)古(gu)族自(zi)(zi)治(zhi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、肇(zhao)源縣(xian)(xian)(xian)隔江相(xiang)望。全市(shi)南北長(chang)230公里(li),東(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)寬211公里(li),總面積25685平(ping)方公里(li)。
白(bai)城油(you)(you)葵(kui)(kui)(kui)籽粒(li)飽滿,果(guo)皮黑色,有光澤,硬度適中(zhong)(zhong)。粒(li)形為(wei)(wei)長卵(luan)形或卵(luan)圓形,在收獲(huo)、晾曬、清選和運(yun)輸等過程中(zhong)(zhong)不易破(po)損。具(ju)有油(you)(you)葵(kui)(kui)(kui)特有的氣味(wei),無霉變、酸(suan)(suan)敗。與其他地區(qu)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)的向日葵(kui)(kui)(kui)產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)相比較,白(bai)城油(you)(you)葵(kui)(kui)(kui)最(zui)顯著的特點是子實飽滿,出仁率高(gao),加工(gong)出的產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)酸(suan)(suan)、維(wei)(wei)(wei)生(sheng)(sheng)素E含(han)量明顯高(gao)于(yu)其他地區(qu)的油(you)(you)葵(kui)(kui)(kui)產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)。據洮南市植物油(you)(you)加工(gong)廠化驗(yan)結果(guo),利用白(bai)城油(you)(you)葵(kui)(kui)(kui)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)出來(lai)的葵(kui)(kui)(kui)花(hua)油(you)(you)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)酸(suan)(suan)占脂肪酸(suan)(suan)含(han)量的73%,維(wei)(wei)(wei)生(sheng)(sheng)素E含(han)量為(wei)(wei)129mg/L,而(er)市場銷售(shou)的其他葵(kui)(kui)(kui)花(hua)油(you)(you)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)酸(suan)(suan)占脂肪酸(suan)(suan)含(han)量的68%,維(wei)(wei)(wei)生(sheng)(sheng)素E含(han)量僅為(wei)(wei)56mg/L。