Flows of soybeans from the Upper Mississippi River Foodscape
We can use FoodS3 to track soybeans through the process of transporting them to crushing facilities, where they are converted into soy oil and soy meal, and then tracking the soy meal produced to where it is used as animal feed.
Maps of soybean flows
In the maps below, the amount of soybean produced is shown in green, and darker colors indicate more soybeans going to a given use.
black lines indicate flows of soybeans to crushers, and colored lines represent flows to animals. The thickness of the lines represents the size of the flow - a thicker line means more soybeans or soymeal is traveling between those two points.
Flows of soybeans from the UMR Foodscape, processed into soy meal, and fed to hogs
Flows of soybeans from the UMR Foodscape, processed into soy meal, and fed to broiler chickens
Flows of soybeans from the UMR Foodscape, processed into soy meal, and fed to cattle
How is foodscape soy used?
The tables below show FoodS3 estimates of the percentage of soybean and soymeal sourced from the Upper MIssissippi River Foodscape used by sectors including animal feed and exports.
Destinations of soybeans from the Upper Mississippi River Foodscape and national averages, by industry
National | Foodscape | |
|---|---|---|
Crushers | 50% | 77% |
Export | 48% | 23% |
Other | 2% | <1% |
Destination of soy meal from the Upper Mississippi River Foodscape and national averages, by industry
National average | Foodscape | |
|---|---|---|
| All animals | 68% | 70% |
Hogs | 13% | 27% |
Poultry | 37% | 19% |
Cattle | 14% | 17% |
| Export | 16% | 16% |
| Other | 13% | 10% |