U.S. soybean situation and outlook – 1991 production, consumption, prices, trade; 1992 forecasts – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Roger Hoskin 1991 Acreage Exceeds Early Season Expectations USDA’s June Acreage reported that farmers have planted 59.8 million acres of soybeans. The total exceeds last year’s plantings by 3 percent. But probably more […]
Category: Situation and Outlook Report: Oil Crops
U.S. production trends for high-protein soybean meal – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Mark S. Ash Abstract: Production of high-protein soybean meal can be distinguished from 44-percent protein meal using reported data on hull meal, or soybean millfeeds. The analysis indicates that U.S. production of high-protein soybean meal has grown both absolutely […]
Soybean quality issues: cleaning practices at commercial elevators – analysis of costs – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Bengt Hyberg Abstract: Results from a National Grain and Feed Association Survey indicate 20 percent of the elevators handling soybeans clean some portion of those beans. The national average soybean cleaning costs range from […]
Outlook for other oilseeds – cottonseed, peanuts, sunflower seed and corn oil – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Jim Schaub Cottonseed Abundant Cottonseed Supplies for 1991/92 This year’s large cotton crop is expected to yield the largest cottonseed production since 1937. Estimated cottonseed production is 6.814 million tons, up 14.2 percent from […]