: a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil
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Bunge Global is one of the world’s largest traders and processors of grains and oilseeds, such as soybeans, corn, wheat and sunflower seeds.—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025 Canada also exports a large number of animal products, oilseed and grain to the U.S, according to the USDA.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025 This decline was due to lower oilseed processing margins and decreased agronomy product prices.—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025 Crush margins refer to the profit margin that processors (or crushers) earn when converting raw soybeans (or other oilseeds) into their derivative products: soybean meal and soybean oil.—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oilseed
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