Quality of Canadian oilseed-type soybean export shipments
Previous crop year averages for each grade, from all ports from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023.
Crop year date averages for each grade, from all ports from August 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
The Canadian Grain Commission maintains Soybean, export quality graphs that visually represent the export quality data.
August 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023
| Quality parameter | Testing period | No. 2 Canada Yellow | No. 2 Canada Yellow NCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dockage, % | Crop year to date | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Minimum | 0.2 | 3.4 | |
| Maximum | 1.9 | 4.5 | |
| Moisture, % | Crop year to date | 12.1 | 11.3 |
| Minimum | 11.1 | 11.2 | |
| Maximum | 13.4 | 11.5 | |
| Seed chlorophyll, mg/kg | Crop year to date | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Minimum | 0.3 | 2.3 | |
| Maximum | 1.5 | 9.1 | |
| Oil contentFootnote 1, %; dry matter basis | Crop year to date | 21.8 | 20.4 |
| Minimum | 20.6 | 20.1 | |
| Maximum | 22.7 | 20.7 | |
| Protein content, %; dry matter basis | Crop year to date | 38.7 | 37.7 |
| Minimum | 37.8 | 36.2 | |
| Maximum | 43.2 | 38.3 | |
| Oil contentFootnote 1, %; 13% moisture basis | Crop year to date | 19.0 | 17.7 |
| Minimum | 17.9 | 17.5 | |
| Maximum | 19.7 | 18.0 | |
| Protein content, %; 13% moisture basis | Crop year to date | 33.7 | 32.8 |
| Minimum | 32.9 | 31.5 | |
| Maximum | 37.5 | 33.3 | |
| Protein, Oil Free (Meal Protein), %; 13% moisture basis | Crop year to date | 43.1 | 41.2 |
| Minimum | 41.4 | 39.4 | |
| Maximum | 48.6 | 42.0 | |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0), % of total fatty acids | Crop year to date | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Minimum | 10.2 | 10.2 | |
| Maximum | 10.9 | 10.5 | |
| Stearic acid (C18:0), % of total fatty acids | Crop year to date | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Minimum | 3.7 | 4.1 | |
| Maximum | 4.3 | 4.2 | |
| Oleic acid (C18:1), % of total fatty acids | Crop year to date | 20.3 | 21.0 |
| Minimum | 19.4 | 20.7 | |
| Maximum | 25.0 | 21.3 | |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2), % of total fatty acids | Crop year to date | 54.8 | 53.4 |
| Minimum | 52.8 | 53.0 | |
| Maximum | 56.0 | 53.9 | |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3), % of total fatty acids | Crop year to date | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Minimum | 7.6 | 9.0 | |
| Maximum | 9.6 | 9.4 | |
| Iodine value | Crop year to date | 135.3 | 135.0 |
| Minimum | 132.1 | 134.7 | |
| Maximum | 137.1 | 135.4 | |
| Free fatty acids, % | Crop year to date | 0.11 | 0.18 |
| Minimum | 0.01 | 0.13 | |
| Maximum | 0.76 | 0.30 | |
| Number of cargoes represented | Crop year to date | 96 | 4 |
| Previous crop year | 91 | 5 | |
| Tonnes represented | Crop year to date | 2,776,845 | 271,928 |
| Previous crop year | 3,167,987 | 142,560 |
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