BEM 09-10.13 Oilseed Production in Poland

... it haas been even used as a means of decontaminating soil.

What is this agricultural phenom?

Michael Gaylord takes a look at Poland's burgeoning production of rapeseed.

In past Poland produced a diversity of crops for export, but in recent years commercial crop production has become more specialised, with products such as wheat and now rapeseed reaching record levels, virtually with each passing year.

Early on in its commercial cultivation, it was used for lubricating steam engines, since due to its high acidity, it wasn't good for eating.

If you've ever driven by a pristine field carpeted with bright yellow flowers, perhaps you've wondered what this crop is used for.

Nevertheless, in spite of growth, there are certain challenges in the oilseed production sectors in Poland that stand in the way of continued expansion.

Secondly, recend meddling with regulations and requirements in biodiesel fuels on the part of government seems to have produced mixed results.

US, one of the world's leading producer, is likely to go to great lenghts to enter EU market.

I'm not worried that US competition will cut into our export.

Biofuel production require biofuels to make up to 7,1 percent of all fuel in the country in 2013.

According to NBS, a Boston-base organisation that specialises in economic data crunching in agricultural figures, it will increase to close to fout million tons.