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Oilseed Farming
First Research, April 2012, Pages: 10
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Executive Summary
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:
The US oilseed farming industry includes about 300,000 farms with combined annual oilseed revenue of $21 billion. No major companies dominate the industry, which is fragmented.
Oilseed farming is the growing and harvesting of soybeans and oilseed-producing plants such as sunflower, safflower, flax, and canola (also known as rapeseed). Farms that generate less than half of their total revenue from oilseed aren't included in this industry.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Demand is driven by consumer trends in food oil and meat consumption, and the federal push for production of biofuels. The profitability of individual companies depends on
PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Major products include soybeans (90 percent of the market). Other products include sunflower seed, canola (also known as rapeseed), flaxseed, safflower, and peanuts grown for oil.
Soybeans are bushy, green legumes related to clover, peas, and alfalfa. Farmers plant seedlings in late spring after the danger of frost has passed. Most oilseed is grown on dry land in a crop rotation with corn. Planting the two crops in succession improves weed control, lowers pest and disease risk, and requires less fertilizer.
In summer, soybeans flower and produce 60 to 80 pods, each holding three pea-sized beans. Beans are harvested in late September or October, when the bean's moisture content is around 15 percent. A typical soybean farm yields 40 to 45 bushels of soybeans per acre (around 2,500 pounds). Other oilseeds yield around 1,000 to 2,000 pounds per acre.
Farmers use modern combines to...
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