Oil Seed CropsOil Seed Crops

Oil Seed Crops 5 Major Oil Seed Crops 5 Major

SoybeansSoybeans PeanutsPeanuts SafflowerSafflower FlaxFlax SunflowerSunflower

SoybeansSoybeans

Grown in the Corn Grown in the Corn BeltBelt

Internationally grown Internationally grown in Brazilin Brazil

Oil and grains are the Oil and grains are the major usesmajor uses Oil Many ProductsOil Many Products Grain. Important Grain. Important

PROTEIN source for PROTEIN source for animal feed.animal feed.

PeanutsPeanuts

Peanut is a legume Peanut is a legume (in the pea family, (in the pea family, not a nut.)not a nut.)

Grown in the South Grown in the South (needs warm temp.)(needs warm temp.)

George Washington George Washington Carver found 300 Carver found 300 uses for peanuts.uses for peanuts.

SafflowerSafflower

FlaxFlax

Flax fiber from the Flax fiber from the stems of plants are stems of plants are used to make linen.used to make linen.

The oil from flax is The oil from flax is called LINSEED Oilcalled LINSEED Oil

Oil is important in Oil is important in paints and hundreds paints and hundreds of uses.of uses.

SunflowersSunflowers

Sunflower Meal: Sunflower Meal: livestock feed.livestock feed.

Sunflower Oil Sunflower Oil Margarine and Margarine and

cooking oilcooking oil Diesel fuel in tractorsDiesel fuel in tractors

Specialty CropsSpecialty Crops

CottonCottonSugar beetsSugar beetsSugar CaneSugar CaneTobaccoTobacco

CottonCotton

Important southern crop Important southern crop (needs warm (needs warm temperatures)temperatures)

We export millions of We export millions of bales to other countriesbales to other countries

““Ginning” is the process Ginning” is the process of removing the seed, of removing the seed, which contains the oilwhich contains the oil

The seed is then ground The seed is then ground up for livestock feed.up for livestock feed.

Sugar BeetsSugar Beets

35% of refined sugar 35% of refined sugar in U.S. comes from in U.S. comes from sugar beetssugar beets

Sugar CaneSugar Cane

65% of refined sugar65% of refined sugar Grown in subtropical Grown in subtropical

climates, Hawaii, climates, Hawaii, Florida, Gulf StatesFlorida, Gulf States

TobaccoTobacco

Originally Native Originally Native American religious American religious ritesrites

Produced in the Produced in the southeastsoutheast

Has declined in the Has declined in the U.S. because of U.S. because of known health known health hazards, but has hazards, but has increased worldwide. increased worldwide.