Abstract: Sunflower seed is China′s important oil and food processing raw materials.Developing sunflower harvester that suited to China′s national conditions has important significance that reducing labor intensity，improving efficiency of sunflower harvest and increasing peasants′ economic strength.Developed countries have basically realized sunflower harvest mechanization.Sunflower harvester develop toward to large-scale，generalization，specialization，humanization and intelligent.China′s sunflower harvest machinery development started late.Although there are product production，but the technology is not mature.Sunflower harvest mechanization level is relatively low.Research status of sunflower harvest technology was analyzed at home and abroad. Market demand，type of harvester and their advantages and disadvantages in China were discussed combined with the present situation that Chinese oil sunflower,edible sunflower and plant density were not uniform.Policy recommendations of sunflower harvester development in China were put forward.