Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2018

Oil content

Oil content for 2018 Canadian food-type soybeans varied from 17.3 g to 24.9 g per 100 g dry matter or 15.1 to 21.7 g per 100 g at 13% moisture basis (Table 2). The mean oil content in 2018 was 21.8 g per 100 g dry matter or 19.0 g per 100 g at 13% moisture basis, which was higher than that for 2017 (20.3 g per 100 g dry matter or 17.7 g per 100 g at 13% moisture basis). The mean oil content for the Prairies in 2018 was 21.2 g per 100 g dry matter. The mean oil content for Ontario in 2018 was 21.8 g per 100 g dry matter, which was higher than that in 2017. The mean oil content for Quebec in 2018 was 22.0 g per 100 g dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2017. The mean oil content for the Atlantic region in 2018 was 18.8 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than that in 2017.