Soybeans

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Soybeans!!!
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Soybean History
-700 B.C. first cultivated in China
-late 1700s soybeans reached the U.S.
-1920s soybeans developed as an oil crop
-1940s begin of rapid growth of soybean as a
major grain crop.
-1970s soybeans become a major part of crop
rotation
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Soybean Facts
-first used a forage and grazing crop in the U.S.
-Scientific name Glycine max
-One of the four traditional grains -soybeans,
wheat, rice, and sorghum
-Very high in protein and oil, low in starch
-A legume, meaning
Can fixate nitrogen from the atmosphere and put
it into the soil
-Soybeans are the 1 oil crop in the world and
U.S.
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-Contains 20 oil and 40 protein
-Common soybean uses
-protein supplement for livestock
-tofu and soy milk for human consumption
-medicine and placebo
-soy ink for printing
-surfactant for soaps
-soy lecithin for mixing food products
-vegetable oil for cooking
-Other oil crops peanuts, sunflower, canola,
palm, olives, corn (ethanol)
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World Soybean Production rankings
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U.S.A. 50 of worlds soybeans
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Brazil 20 of worlds soybeans
China 10 of worlds soybeans (not exported)
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Argentina 9 of worlds soybeans
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U.S. production rankings
1 2 3 4 5
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
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