Soybean Facts

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds (27.22 kg) and produces about 12 pounds of oil and 47 pounds of protein-rich meal.

The soybean plant is a legume related to peas, clover and alfalfa.

Each soybean plant generally produces 60 to 80 pods, each pod holding three pea-sized beans.

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