Oilseed Crop Yields per Acre
| Crop | Gal/ Acre | Iodine | Flash Point °C |
Pour Point °C |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| avocado | 282 | 86 | 257 | -1 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| brazil nut | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| calendula | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the cosmetic industry. |
| camelina | 62 | 127 | 0 | 0 | |
| cashew nut | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| castor beans | 151 | 85 | 260 | -32 | Considered highly poisonous (Ricin). Not regulated however. Oil is non-toxic, but feedcake usually toxic to animals. |
| cocoa | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not commonly used for edible oil production. Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| coconut | 287 | 12 | 0 | 24 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| coffee | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not commonly used for oil production. Common commodity product commands premium price due to heavy use by the beverage industry. |
| coriander | 57 | 0 | 56 | 0 | Has a high value in the food industry. |
| corn | 18 | 130 | 277 | -40 | Can be used for Ethanol and Biodiesel production. |
| cotton | 35 | 110 | 235 | -15 | Premium price due to heavy use by the cosmetics industry. |
| euphorbia | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | See also Purdue Horticulture. Actual per acre yields can be upwards of 550 gallons per acre per year in subtropical climates. |
| grapeseed | 36 | 140 | 204 | -15 | |
| hazelnuts | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| hemp | 39 | 150 | 0 | -15 | Controversial crop in US. |
| jatropha | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Considered poisonous and may be regulated. |
| jojoba | 194 | 85 | 0 | 11 | Premium price due to heavy use by the cosmetic industry. |
| linseed (flax) | 51 | 190 | 240 | -15 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| lupine | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| macadamia nut | 240 | 75 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| mustard seed | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Research currently being done in Virginia and North Carolina, among others by US DOE. |
| oats | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not commonly used for oil production. Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| oil palm | 635 | 55 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| olive | 129 | 90 | 160 | -1 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| opium poppy | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Controversial crop in US. |
| peanuts | 113 | 100 | 271 | -6 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| pecan nut | 191 | 110 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| pumpkin seed | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| rapeseed | 127 | 110 | 246 | -31 | Also known as Canola oil in the USA. Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| rice | 88 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Rice Bran Oil is heavily used in Asian chemistry, cosmetics, and food industries. Used in the US in food industry. |
| safflower | 83 | 100 | 293 | -21 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| sesame | 74 | 110 | 260 | -9 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| soybean | 48 | 130 | 254 | -12 | Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| sunflower | 102 | 135 | 275 | -15 | See also Purdue Horticulture Premium price due to heavy use by the food industry. |
| tung oil tree | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drying oil is commonly used in paints. |