Oilseed Processing - NOPA
The Domestic Soybean Crop. Today, the U.S. soybean crop is grown on more than 83 million acres in 31 states. After harvest and throughout the year, beans are shipped directly from storage elevators by truck, rail, or barge to processing facilities that crush nearly 45% of the nation's soybean production, with the balance exported as whole beans or carried over to the next year.