Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2019
Oil content
Oil content for 2019 Canadian food-type soybeans varied from 16.1 to 24.0 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 2). The mean oil content in 2019 was 20.7 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than that for 2018 (21.8 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil contents for Prairies, Ontario and Quebec in 2019 were the same (20.7 g per 100 g dry matter), which were lower than their respective means for 2018.
| Province/Region | Oil content, g/100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 2 | 21.1 | 20.8 – 21.3 | NSFootnote2 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 10 | 20.6 | 17.7 – 23.3 | 21.2 |
| All grades | 12 | 20.7 | 17.7 – 23.3 | 21.2 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 92 | 20.9 | 16.3 – 22.9 | 22.1 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 125 | 20.6 | 16.1 – 24.0 | 21.5 |
| All grades | 217 | 20.7 | 16.1 – 24.0 | 21.8 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 34 | 20.8 | 18.1 – 23.2 | 22.4 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 76 | 20.6 | 17.1 – 23.1 | 21.8 |
| All grades | 110 | 20.7 | 17.1 – 23.2 | 22.0 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 132 | 20.9 | 16.3 – 23.2 | 22.1 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 207 | 20.6 | 16.1 – 24.0 | 21.6 |
| All grades | 339 | 20.7 | 16.1 – 24.0 | 21.8 |