Oilseed and protein crop industry
The vegetable oil and protein industry, Prolea, includes producers of oilseeds – rapeseed, sunflower, soy – and proteins – peas, fava beans, lupins – as well as a number of other industry players.
Sofiprotéol is involved in all aspects of the industry
- Prior to agricultural production: supporting research in biotechnology, seeds, phytosanitary products, and other inputs.
- Following production: opening up new markets for oilseed and protein crop products.
Various crops
Oilseeds
- Rapeseed
Rapeseed is cultivated for the oil extracted from its seeds. It also contains vegetable proteins used in the production of oilseed cakes for livestock feed.
Download PROLEA’s rapeseed brochure (in French, pdf, 1.1MB)
- Sunflower
Like rapeseed, sunflower is cultivated for its seeds, which produce oil and oilseed cakes.
Download PROLEA’s sunflower brochure (in French, pdf, 1.1MB)
- Soy
Soy is primarily used to feed livestock pigs and fowl. Industrial extraction of the oil leaves behind an oilseed cake, which accounts for 80% of the bean’s weight and is a major source of protein and energy for animals.
Download PROLEA’s soy brochure (in French, pdf, 2.2MB)
Protein crops
- Peas
Dry peas are intended primarily for pigs and fowl. They are crushed and mixed with grains and oilseed cakes to form pellets, flour, or soup.
Download PROLEA’s pea brochure (in French, pdf, 3.3MB)
- Alfalfa
Alfalfa is consumed mainly by herbivores in 1 of 3 ways: grazed by the animals, or fed to them in the form of straw or dehydrated pellets.
Download PROLEA’s alfalfa brochure (in French, pdf, 3.9MB)
- Fava beans
Fava beans are used to feed ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats), pigs, and fowl.
Download PROLEA’s fava beans brochure (in French, pdf, 1.4MB)
- Lupins
Lupin grains are consumed primarily by dairy cattle, sheep, and goats. They are used in place of soy cakes in animal feed.
Download PROLEA’s lupins brochure (in French, pdf, 3.2MB)
