oilseed

noun

oil·seed ˈȯi(-ə)l-ˌsēd

: a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil

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Crush margins refer to the profit margin that processors (or crushers) earn when converting raw soybeans (or other oilseeds) into their derivative products: soybean meal and soybean oil. —

Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025 The company faces risks related to its reliance on contracts with local and regional farmers for oilseeds, as well as potential fluctuations in the global oilseed market. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024 But Kennedy could have been an era-defining leader of the USDA, which regulates school lunches, doles out subsidies for oilseed crops, and sets rules for public-assistance programs including SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. —

Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024 Canola in crosshairs Canada is among the world’s top producers of canola — an oilseed crop that is used to make cooking oil, animal feed and biodiesel fuel — and China has historically been one of its largest customers. —

Kristine Gill, Fortune Asia, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oilseed