白城市位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)西(xi)(xi)北部(bu),嫩江(jiang)(jiang)平(ping)原西(xi)(xi)部(bu),科(ke)爾(er)沁(qin)(qin)草原東部(bu)。屬溫帶(dai)大(da)陸性季風氣候(hou)。年(nian)均(jun)(jun)日(ri)照時(shi)數2919.4小時(shi),年(nian)均(jun)(jun)氣溫4.9℃,無霜期157天(tian),年(nian)均(jun)(jun)降(jiang)水量407.9毫米,光熱條件優(you)越于全省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)其(qi)他地區。坐(zuo)標,東經(jing)121度(du)(du)38秒(miao)至124度(du)(du)22分(fen),北緯(wei)44度(du)(du)13分(fen)57秒(miao)至46度(du)(du)18分(fen)。白城市位于吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)西(xi)(xi)北部(bu),嫩江(jiang)(jiang)平(ping)原西(xi)(xi)部(bu),科(ke)爾(er)沁(qin)(qin)草原東部(bu)。東、東南與吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)松(song)原市的(de)(de)前郭爾(er)羅斯蒙古(gu)(gu)族(zu)自治縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、乾安縣(xian)(xian)(xian)接壤(rang);南與吉(ji)(ji)林(lin)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)松(song)原市的(de)(de)長(chang)嶺縣(xian)(xian)(xian)毗鄰。西(xi)(xi)、西(xi)(xi)北與內(nei)蒙古(gu)(gu)自治區的(de)(de)科(ke)爾(er)沁(qin)(qin)右(you)翼中旗(qi)(qi)、突泉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、科(ke)爾(er)沁(qin)(qin)右(you)翼前旗(qi)(qi)相連;北、東北與黑龍(long)江(jiang)(jiang)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)泰來縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、杜爾(er)伯特蒙古(gu)(gu)族(zu)自治縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、肇源縣(xian)(xian)(xian)隔江(jiang)(jiang)相望。全市南北長(chang)230公(gong)里(li),東西(xi)(xi)寬211公(gong)里(li),總面積25685平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)。
白城油(you)(you)(you)(you)葵籽粒飽滿(man),果(guo)皮黑色(se),有(you)光澤,硬度適中(zhong)(zhong)。粒形為(wei)長卵形或卵圓形,在收獲(huo)、晾(liang)曬、清選和運輸等過(guo)程中(zhong)(zhong)不(bu)易破損(sun)。具有(you)油(you)(you)(you)(you)葵特有(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)氣味,無霉變、酸敗。與其(qi)他(ta)(ta)地(di)區生(sheng)產(chan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)向(xiang)日葵產(chan)品(pin)相比較(jiao),白城油(you)(you)(you)(you)葵最顯著的(de)(de)(de)(de)特點是(shi)子實飽滿(man),出(chu)仁率(lv)高,加工出(chu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)產(chan)品(pin)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)(you)酸、維生(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)明顯高于其(qi)他(ta)(ta)地(di)區的(de)(de)(de)(de)油(you)(you)(you)(you)葵產(chan)品(pin)。據洮南(nan)市(shi)植物油(you)(you)(you)(you)加工廠化驗結(jie)果(guo),利用白城油(you)(you)(you)(you)葵生(sheng)產(chan)出(chu)來的(de)(de)(de)(de)葵花(hua)油(you)(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)(you)酸占脂肪酸含量(liang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)73%,維生(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)為(wei)129mg/L,而市(shi)場銷售(shou)的(de)(de)(de)(de)其(qi)他(ta)(ta)葵花(hua)油(you)(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)油(you)(you)(you)(you)酸占脂肪酸含量(liang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)68%,維生(sheng)素(su)E含量(liang)僅(jin)為(wei)56mg/L。