TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- Purpose and Scope -- Source of Data -- Procedure -- II. PRODUCTION -- World Production -- National Production -- Acreage Changes in the Corn Belt -- Minnesota Production -- Areas of Production -- Suitable Varieties -- Acreage Changes in Minnesota -- Summary -- III. UTILIZATION -- World Utilization -- National Utilization -- Soybean Meal Utilization -- Soybean Oil Utilization -- World and National Trade Movements -- Price Relations -- Shortening -- Margarine -- Other Edible Uses -- Industrial Uses -- Minnesota Utilization -- Summary -- IV. THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY -- Marketing Channels of the Crop -- Historical Evolution -- The National Processing Industry -- The Minnesota Processing Industry -- Technical Development -- Processing Costs -- Minnesota Processing Costs -- Summary -- V. FACTORS AFFECTING THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF THE MINNESOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSOR -- Transportation -- Minnesota Transportation -- Buffalo, New York -- Fargo, North Dakota -- St. Cloud, Minnesota -- Chicago Soybean Prices -- Qualifications -- Foreign Market -- Summary -- Storage -- Commodity Markets -- Price Formulation -- Government Action -- The Minnesota Processor -- Crushing Margins -- Specific Example -- Crushing-Margin Relationships over Time -- VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- The Producer -- The Processor -- APPENDIX I. TABLES -- APPENDIX II. INTERVIEWS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.