白城市位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)西(xi)北(bei)(bei)(bei)部(bu)(bu)(bu),嫩(nen)江(jiang)平原西(xi)部(bu)(bu)(bu),科(ke)(ke)爾沁草原東(dong)部(bu)(bu)(bu)。屬溫(wen)(wen)帶大(da)陸性(xing)季風氣候(hou)。年均(jun)(jun)日照(zhao)時數2919.4小時,年均(jun)(jun)氣溫(wen)(wen)4.9℃,無霜期157天,年均(jun)(jun)降水(shui)量407.9毫米,光(guang)熱條件優越于全省(sheng)其他(ta)地區。坐標,東(dong)經121度(du)38秒至(zhi)124度(du)22分,北(bei)(bei)(bei)緯44度(du)13分57秒至(zhi)46度(du)18分。白城市位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)西(xi)北(bei)(bei)(bei)部(bu)(bu)(bu),嫩(nen)江(jiang)平原西(xi)部(bu)(bu)(bu),科(ke)(ke)爾沁草原東(dong)部(bu)(bu)(bu)。東(dong)、東(dong)南(nan)(nan)與吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)松原市的(de)(de)前郭爾羅斯蒙古(gu)族(zu)自(zi)治(zhi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、乾(qian)安縣(xian)(xian)(xian)接壤(rang);南(nan)(nan)與吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)松原市的(de)(de)長嶺(ling)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)毗鄰。西(xi)、西(xi)北(bei)(bei)(bei)與內(nei)蒙古(gu)自(zi)治(zhi)區的(de)(de)科(ke)(ke)爾沁右翼中(zhong)旗、突泉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、科(ke)(ke)爾沁右翼前旗相連;北(bei)(bei)(bei)、東(dong)北(bei)(bei)(bei)與黑龍江(jiang)省(sheng)泰來縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、杜(du)爾伯特蒙古(gu)族(zu)自(zi)治(zhi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、肇源縣(xian)(xian)(xian)隔江(jiang)相望。全市南(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)長230公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),東(dong)西(xi)寬(kuan)211公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),總面積25685平方公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)。
白城(cheng)油(you)(you)(you)葵(kui)籽粒(li)飽(bao)滿,果皮黑色,有光澤,硬度適中(zhong)。粒(li)形為(wei)長卵形或(huo)卵圓(yuan)形,在收(shou)獲、晾(liang)曬、清(qing)選和運輸等過程中(zhong)不易破損。具有油(you)(you)(you)葵(kui)特有的(de)(de)氣味(wei),無(wu)霉變、酸敗。與其他地區(qu)生(sheng)(sheng)產的(de)(de)向日葵(kui)產品(pin)相(xiang)比較,白城(cheng)油(you)(you)(you)葵(kui)最(zui)顯著的(de)(de)特點是子實飽(bao)滿,出(chu)仁率高,加工出(chu)的(de)(de)產品(pin)中(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)酸、維生(sheng)(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)明顯高于其他地區(qu)的(de)(de)油(you)(you)(you)葵(kui)產品(pin)。據洮南市(shi)植物油(you)(you)(you)加工廠化(hua)驗結果,利用(yong)白城(cheng)油(you)(you)(you)葵(kui)生(sheng)(sheng)產出(chu)來的(de)(de)葵(kui)花(hua)油(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)酸占脂肪(fang)酸含量(liang)的(de)(de)73%,維生(sheng)(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)為(wei)129mg/L,而市(shi)場銷售(shou)的(de)(de)其他葵(kui)花(hua)油(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)酸占脂肪(fang)酸含量(liang)的(de)(de)68%,維生(sheng)(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)僅為(wei)56mg/L。