Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2022
Oil content
Oil content in 2022 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 16.8 to 25.1 g per 100 g of dry matter (Table 2). The mean oil content was 21.8 g per 100 g of dry matter, which is similar to the mean oil content in 2022 (21.6 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil content in food-type soybeans from the prairies, Ontario and Quebec in 2022 was 21.3 g, 21.9 g, and 21.7 g per 100 g of dry matter, respectively.
| Growing region | 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 2 | 22.7 | 21.4 to 24.0 | 21.4 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 6 | 21.4 | 19.9 to 22.8 | 21.1 |
| All grades | 8 | 21.3 | 19.7 to 24.0 | 21.1 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 51 | 22.1 | 20.0 to 25.1 | 21.7 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 112 | 21.8 | 18.9 to 24.0 | 21.6 |
| All grades | 163 | 21.9 | 18.9 to 25.1 | 21.6 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 14 | 22.0 | 20.3 to 23.2 | 21.9 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 58 | 21.6 | 16.8 to 24.1 | 21.6 |
| All grades | 72 | 21.7 | 16.8 to 24.1 | 21.7 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 67 | 22.1 | 20.0 to 25.1 | 21.8 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 176 | 21.7 | 16.8 to 24.1 | 21.6 |
| All grades | 243 | 21.8 | 16.8 to 25.1 | 21.6 |