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BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK CROP YIELDS
|
Crop
|
kg oil/ha
|
litres oil/ha
|
lbs oil/acre
|
US gal/acre
|
|
Cashew nut*
|
145
|
172
|
129
|
18
|
|
oats*
|
148
|
176
|
132
|
19
|
|
lupine
|
183
|
217
|
163
|
23
|
|
kenaf
|
230
|
273
|
205
|
29
|
|
calendula
|
256
|
305
|
229
|
33
|
|
cotton
|
273
|
325
|
244
|
35
|
|
hemp
|
305
|
363
|
272
|
39
|
|
soybean*
|
375
|
446
|
335
|
48
|
|
coffee*
|
386
|
459
|
345
|
49
|
|
linssed (flax)
|
402
|
478
|
359
|
51
|
|
hazelnuts*
|
405
|
482
|
362
|
51
|
|
euphorbia
|
440
|
524
|
393
|
56
|
|
pumpkin seed*
|
449
|
534
|
401
|
57
|
|
coriander
|
450
|
536
|
402
|
57
|
|
mustard seed*
|
481
|
572
|
430
|
61
|
|
carmilina
|
490
|
583
|
438
|
62
|
|
sesame*
|
585
|
696
|
522
|
74
|
|
safflower*
|
655
|
779
|
585
|
83
|
|
rice*
|
696
|
828
|
622
|
88
|
|
tung oil tree
|
790
|
940
|
705
|
100
|
|
sunflowers*
|
800
|
952
|
714
|
102
|
|
cocca (cacao)*
|
863
|
1026
|
771
|
110
|
|
peanuts*
|
890
|
1163
|
873
|
124
|
|
opium poppy
|
978
|
1163
|
873
|
124
|
|
rapeseed
|
1000
|
1190
|
893
|
127
|
|
olives*
|
1019
|
1212
|
910
|
129
|
|
caster beans
|
1188
|
1413
|
1061
|
151
|
|
pecan nuts*
|
1505
|
1791
|
1344
|
191
|
|
jojoba
|
1528
|
1818
|
1365
|
194
|
|
jatropha
|
1590
|
1892
|
1420
|
202
|
|
macadamia nuts*
|
1887
|
2246
|
1685
|
240
|
|
Brazil nuts*
|
2010
|
2392
|
1795
|
255
|
|
avacado*
|
2217
|
2638
|
1980
|
282
|
|
coconut*
|
2260
|
2689
|
2018
|
287
|
|
oil palm**
|
5000
|
5950
|
4465
|
635
|
|
chinese tallow
|
5500
|
6545
|
4912
|
699
|
|
Specific algae
|
40,000
|
10,000
|
* Food Source
What would you like to do, feed yourself and your family or drive your car?
** One of the highest yielding crops but with a high environental price.
Clear cutting and burning valuable rain forest land is not the answer