0. Executive Summary
Judgment axis | Key judgment |
| Item Identity | The representative oilseed rapeseed is Brassica napus L. of the Brassica family, an oilseed crop that produces oil from its seeds. |
| Key role | Rapeseed production → Oil extraction → Rapeseed oil/Edible oil → Raw material for food manufacturing |
| Harvesting principle | Oilseed harvest determination based on pod and seed maturation, as well as moisture and shattering losses, rather than flowering appearance. |
| Product separation | Seeds, raw rapeseed, selected rapeseed, raw materials for oil extraction, crude oil, refined oil, finished edible oil, oilseed meal separation |
| Separation of similar items | Separation of species, edible parts, and production purposes from Brassica closely related crops such as napa cabbage, turnip, and mustard greens. |
| Domestic statistics | The latest official values for the nationwide cultivation area and seed production of rapeseed alone will be entered later after verification of the raw data. |
| Basis of the seed industry | According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' survey on the status of the seed industry, sales of rapeseed seeds among specialty, feed, and other seeds in 2022 amounted to 362.3 million won . This figure represents sales by seed companies, not the production value of rapeseed crops. ( KASS ) |
| Domestic cultivation areas | Nongsaroo explains that rapeseed is cultivated mainly in Jeju and the southern regions because it is relatively susceptible to cold . |
| paddy cultivation | The Rural Development Administration suggests that ensuring drainage is important in paddy field rapeseed cultivation. ( Nongsaroo ) |
| food products | The Nongsaroo Dictionary of Agricultural Terms defines rapeseed oil from the Food Code as oil obtained by processing raw oil extracted from rapeseeds to make it suitable for edible use. ( Nongsaroo ) |
| Food safety | Rapeseed is managed as an individual agricultural product item in the standards and specifications information of Food Safety Korea. ( Food Safety Korea ) |
| Supply and demand risk | Sowing season, overwintering, drainage, lodging, diseases, seed shattering, drying, oil content, extraction yield, raw material prices, competition with imported oils |
| Operating Principles | Species–Cultivar–Use Type–Field–Seed Lot–Oil Content–Crushing–Oil Lot–Buyer RFQ Connection |
| Final goal | Connecting production farms with milking, refining, food manufacturing, catering, distribution, and PB buyers, including repeat purchase data |
1. Plant Identity & Product Master
Basic fields | detail |
| Korean name | rapeseed |
| English name | Rapeseed |
| Representative scientific name | Brassica napus L. |
| classification | Brassicaceae, Brassica genus |
| Edible parts | For oils: Mature seeds and edible oil obtained from seeds |
| Non-edible · Separate management | Roots, stems, chelicerae, oilseed meal, etc., are managed separately according to their use. |
| Major harvesting stages | Flowering → Pod formation → Seed enlargement → Seed maturation → Harvest |
| Basic product form | Seeds · Raw materials: Rapeseed · Selected rapeseed · Oil extraction raw materials · Raw rapeseed · Refined oil · Rapeseed oil · Oilseed meal |
| Basic processing stage | Drying · Threshing · Sorting · Pressing/Extraction · Filtration · Refining · Filling |
| Basic use | Cooking oil, food processing, dining out, catering, sauces, fried food, feed by-products, industrial use |
| Principle of similar items | B. Use napus as the base entity, but separate other actual Species into a Species field. |
Nongsaroo's rapeseed plant classification data explains that the Brassica group cultivated for oilseed purposes may include species other than B. napus. Therefore, the scientific name is not automatically determined solely by the trade name "rapeseed." ( Nongsaroo )
Product Master
Product ID | Actual product form | Key Management Standards |
| RAPESEED-P01 | seeds for cultivation | Species·Cultivar·Seed Lot·Germination Rate |
| RAPESEED-P02 | Seeds immediately after harvest | Maturity, moisture, foreign matter |
| RAPESEED-P03 | dried rapeseed | Moisture · Color · Fullness · Crop Year |
| RAPESEED-P04 | Jeongseon Food/Crushing Grade Seed | Purity, foreign matter, immature grains |
| RAPESEED-P05 | rapeseed for oil extraction | Oil content, moisture content, and processing suitability |
| RAPESEED-P06 | Pressed rapeseed crude oil | Raw Material Lot, Extraction Conditions, Yield |
| RAPESEED-P07 | Filtered crude oil | Sedimentation, foreign matter, quality |
| RAPESEED-P08 | Refined rapeseed oil | Refining history and food standards |
| RAPESEED-P09 | finished rapeseed oil products | Labeling, packaging, and expiration date |
| RAPESEED-P10 | High oleic acid and other characteristic oils | Cultivar · Fatty Acid Profile |
| RAPESEED-P11 | Bulk oil for food manufacturing | Buyer Specs such as Acid Value |
| RAPESEED-P12 | Cooking oil for restaurants and catering | Packaging specifications, delivery time, and quality |
| RAPESEED-P13 | Oilseed meal and rapeseed meal | Moisture, residual oil, safety |
| RAPESEED-P14 | Landscape rapeseed | Separation for flowering period, landscape, and seed use |
| RAPESEED-P15 | Raw materials for biodiesel | Separation of food supply chain and product |
| RAPESEED-P16 | PB cooking oil | Raw material traceability, purification, packaging, and labeling |
2. Product Classification & Use Segmentation
Classification criteria | Subdivision type | Management principles |
| Plant classification | B. napus center | Plant Entity |
| Other Species | B. rapa lineage, B. juncea, etc. | Separation after verifying actual raw materials |
| Cultivar | Domestic breeding and introduction varieties | Cultivar ID |
| production purpose | Edible oil, landscape, feed, biofuel, dual-purpose | Use Type |
| Harvesting stage | Young leaves, flowering, and ripe seeds | Product Separation |
| Cultivation method | Autumn sowing, spring sowing, etc. | Production Runtime |
| cultivation area | Fields, paddy fields, double cropping, and others | Field Type |
| Distribution methods | Raw seeds · Selected seeds · Bulk oil · Retail oil | SKU separation |
| Processing form | Pressed oil, crude oil, refined oil, finished products | Product ID |
| Final use | Cooking oil, food manufacturing, restaurant, catering, industrial use | Buyer Specification |
| Transaction type | Contract farming · Local sourcing · Milking raw materials · Bulk oil · OEM · PB | Contract NDA |
3. Production, Harvest & Post-harvest
Nongsaroo explains that rapeseed is cultivated primarily in Jeju and the southern regions, and provides cultivation techniques centered on autumn sowing in Jeju. It also explains that in paddy field cultivation, drainage management is crucial to reduce waterlogging damage during the seedling and vegetative growth stages. ( Nongsaroo )
step | Essential Dataset | Management purpose |
| Cultivation plan | Cultivar · Usage · Area · Buyer | Production plan |
| satellite | Seed Lot · Variety · Germination Rate | breed tracking |
| sowing | Sowing date, sowing quantity, and method | Crop management |
| budding | Budding rate · Hair emergence | Early growth |
| Overwintering | Low temperature, frost damage, and growth conditions | Winter Risk |
| growth | Plant height, branching, number of leaves | Yield Forecast |
| rising | Temperature, rainfall, sunshine, frost | Crop Risk |
| drainage | Flooding, soil moisture, and drainage time | Key to paddy field cultivation |
| Watering | Soil moisture | Growth stability |
| dispute | Fertilizer Type, Amount, and Timing | Production history |
| weeds | Occurrence and Control | quantity protection |
| pests | Occurrence and Control | Quality and quantity |
| flowering | Flowering time and period | Crop conditions and scenery |
| Constriction formation | Narrowing and clotting rates | Yield Forecast |
| enlargement of the royal family | fidelity | Oil Yield Forecast |
| Maturity assessment | Pod, seed color, moisture | Optimal harvest time |
| harvest | Date/Method | Harvest Lot |
| dry | Moisture and time | Zhejiang Province |
| threshing grain | Seed recovery/loss | Seed Yield |
| Jeongseon | Foreign bodies/immature teeth | Crushing Grade |
| save | Moisture, temperature, and period | Quality stability |
| milking | Pressing/Extraction · Input · Output | Oil Yield |
| percolation | Sediment/Foreign matter | Crude Oil |
| tablet | Process · Lot | Food-grade oil |
| Filling and packaging | Packaging materials · Date | Finished Product |
| shipment | Buyer · Delivery Date | Delivery |
4. Quality Specification & Lot Management
Quality items | Raw material: rapeseed | Milking and raw milk | refined oil | finished product | Public rating |
| Species | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Public |
| Cultivar | essential | succession | tracking | tracking | Verified |
| use | Edible/Other | succession | Edibility confirmed | mark | Member |
| mountainous district | essential | succession | tracking | tracking | Public |
| farmhouse | ID | tracking | - | - | Verified |
| Lot | essential | new | new | new | Verified/NDA |
| Sowing date | record | succession | - | - | Verified |
| Harvest day | essential | succession | tracking | - | Verified |
| royal maturity | core | Raw material history | - | - | Verified |
| moisture | core | Raw material management | By product | standard | Verified |
| faithful | core | Yield connection | - | - | Verified |
| alien substance | essential | core | Filtration management | standard | Verified |
| immature teeth | essential | Yield connection | - | - | Verified |
| pests | check | Raw material history | - | - | Verified |
| pesticide residues | Legal standards | succession | check | Legal standards | Verified/NDA |
| oil | Raw material characteristics | Oil Yield | - | - | Verified/NDA |
| fatty acid composition | Raw material characteristics | core | core | Product specifications | Verified/NDA |
| Milking yield | - | core | Cost linkage | - | NDA |
| Acidity and oil quality | - | core | core | Product specifications | Verified/NDA |
| Oxidation stability | save | core | core | core | Verified/NDA |
| Refining history | - | Crude Oil Lot | essential | tracking | NDA |
| Processing history | - | essential | essential | essential | NDA |
| packaging | Bulk | Tank | Bulk/Container | Labeling packaging | Member |
| save | Seed storage | Tank | Tank | By product | Verified |
| Expiration date | - | - | The relevant city | mark | Verified |
| Shipment | record | record | record | record | Verified |
| Returns and Claims | record | record | record | record | NDA |
| Repurchase | connection | connection | connection | connection | NDA |
Food Safety Korea manages rapeseed as an agricultural product subject to standard specification searches, and the latest Food Code notification must be applied during actual inspections. ( Food Safety Korea )
The Nongsaroo Agricultural Terminology Dictionary defines rapeseed oil as oil obtained by processing crude oil extracted from rapeseeds to make it suitable for edible use. Therefore, Crude Rapeseed Oil and Food-grade Refined Rapeseed Oil are not treated as the same product. ( Nongsaroo )
Lot Master Required Field
Lot ID · Item · Product Type · Species · Scientific Name · Cultivar · Production Purpose · Cultivation Type · Origin · Cultivation Area · Producer · Seed Lot · Sowing Date · Flowering Date · Maturity Date · Harvest Date · Seed Weight · Moisture · Fullness · Grade · Pests & Diseases · Appearance · Pesticide Usage Records · Pesticide Residue Test Report · Drying · Sorting · Storage History · Oil Content · Fatty Acid Profile · Raw Material Lot · Crushing Lot · Extraction Date · Extraction Method · Extraction Yield · Crude Oil Lot · Filtration · Refining History · Refined Oil Lot · Quality Certificate · Packaging Date · Use-by Date · Shipper · Returns · Claims · Repurchase
5. Korea Market & Demand Structure
Customers | Purchase criteria | Cooperation opportunities |
| rapeseed farms | Variety, Cultivation Type, Milking Use | contract farming |
| Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations | Seed yield, moisture, variety | Joint shipment |
| milking company | Moisture, oil, foreign matter, and volume | Crushing RFQ |
| edible oil manufacturers | Crude oil quality, fatty acids, traceability | Oil Contract |
| Food manufacturer | Refined oil and quality standards | Bulk Supply |
| Sauce and dressing preparation | Fatty acid properties and stability | Ingredient |
| Confectionery and Bakery | Cooking oil standards | B2B |
| food service companies | Frying Suitability · Packaging · Delivery Time | Foodservice |
| School and public meals | Food safety, origin, and standards | Contract Supply |
| Large-scale distribution | Rapeseed Oil · Origin · PB | Retail |
| Online distribution | Small package cooking oil | Commerce |
| PB·OEM | Raw materials, refining, filling, labeling | Manufacturing |
| feed company | Suitability of rapeseed meal as animal feed | By-product RFQ |
| Landscape farming business | Flowering period, region, area | Linking landscape and seed harvest |
| Biofuel business | Non-food ingredients/oils | Separated from Food Products |
| Research Institute | Variety, Cultivation, Milking, Double Cropping | Pilot |
6. Trade & Supply-chain Intelligence
step | Key variables | Operational judgment |
| Seed supply | Cultivar · Germination rate | Production |
| domestic production | Area, Crop Type, and Crop Conditions | Domestic Supply |
| contract farming | Oil Spec · Estimated Volume | Procurement |
| Harvesting and drying | Seed pollination and shattering | Raw Quality |
| Selection and storage | Foreign matter/stock | Crushing Supply |
| milking | Oil content and yield | Oil Economics |
| crude oil storage | Quality · Oxidation | Inventory |
| tablet | Food Standards · Yield | Food Oil |
| Import procurement | Seed/Oil·Origin·HS | Supply Balance |
| Distribution and supply | Bulk · Packaging · Delivery Time | Buyer Service |
| RFQ · Repurchase | Quality · Price · Yield | Supplier Ranking |
Import and export management
item | Management principles |
| rapeseed | Verify whether it belongs to the HS No. 1205 series and the 2026 HSK detailed code in the Korea Customs Service raw data. |
| Rapeseed oil and rapeseed oil | Verify HS Code 1514 series status and refined/unrefined status using the current HSK |
| crude oil | Crude condition separate Product·HS |
| refined oil | Refined State Separate Product·HS |
| Rapeseed | Milking by-products confirmed separately three times |
| Korea's import volume | Input after verification of raw data by the Korea Customs Service for 2025/2026 |
| Korea's export volume | Input after official verification of raw data |
| Revenue | Input after official verification of raw data |
| major countries | Enter after verifying HS, Country, Weight, and Value |
| FTA | Country of Origin Determination Criteria by Seed/Oil/Product State |
| Food inspection | Check KFDA standards for rapeseed and rapeseed oil separately |
| Customs clearance unit price | Calculate Seed, Crude Oil, and Refined Oil separately |
7. Processing, By-products & PRP Intelligence
Products and processes | Key conditions | RFQ conversion |
| Harvested rapeseed | Cultivar · Maturation · Moisture | Raw RFQ |
| dried seeds | Moisture content | Storage RFQ |
| Jeongseon rapeseed | Purity and foreign matter | Crushing RFQ |
| Seeds for milking | Oil content, variety, lot | Oil Processor |
| Crude Rapeseed Oil | Milking yield and quality | Refinery |
| Filtered Oil | Foreign matter/quality | Further Processing |
| Refined Rapeseed Oil | Food standards | Food Manufacturer |
| Rapeseed | Finished product specifications | Retail/Foodservice |
| Bulk Food Oil | Tank · Quality · Delivery Time | B2B |
| High-performance oil | Fatty Acid Profile | Specialty Food |
| Rapeseed | Residual oil content and safety | Feed conversion verification |
| Items excluded from seed sorting | Quality and safety | Food/Non-food determination |
| Royal family after landscape | Maturity, Quantity, Quality | Verification of Oil RFQ feasibility |
| Non-food rapeseed oil | Industrial Standards | Separated from the food chain |
| Biodiesel feedstock | Esterification, etc. | Non-food RFQ |
Nongsaroo also provides examples of rapeseed oil biodiesel utilization, but since this is a non-food industrial product, it is not mixed into the same RFQ as rapeseed oil or edible oil. ( Nongsaroo )
Product Research Profile (PRP)
PRP area | Key question |
| Species | What are the actual oil raw material species? |
| Cultivar | Is it suitable for edible, dual-use, or non-food purposes? |
| Cultivation method | What is the productivity of autumn and spring sowing? |
| Overwintering | What are the effects of low temperatures on survival and yield by region? |
| drainage | What is the impact of waterlogging on productivity in double cropping in paddy fields? |
| flowering | Is it possible to secure both aesthetic appeal and seed yield? |
| maturity | When is the optimal harvest time to reduce shattering loss? |
| royal family | What are the effects of moisture, consistency, and foreign matter on milking performance? |
| oil | What is the actual oil content per Seed Lot? |
| milking | What is the crude oil recovery rate relative to the seed input? |
| tablet | What is the actual yield of the Crude→Refined process? |
| fatty acid | Does the fatty acid composition by cultivar meet the buyer's requirements? |
| save | What is the oxidation stability of seed oil, crude oil, and refined oil? |
| Oilseed | Is it possible to legally utilize non-food by-products for high value? |
| Buyer | How Seed Quality, Oil Yield, and Oil Quality Affect Repurchase |
8. AX Transformation
first of all | Execution item | Performance indicators |
| 1 | Species·Cultivar·Cultivation Type·Use·Origin·Harvest Date·Lot made mandatory | Required value completion rate |
| 2 | Separation of Seed·Crude Oil·Refined Oil·Food Oil Product | Product identification rate |
| 3 | Weather, Overwintering, Drainage, Growth, Flowering, and Seed Harvest Connection | Production history connection rate |
| 4 | Datafication of quality, certificates, storage, milking, and refining history | Traceability rate |
| 5 | Farm – Milking Company – Refining Company – Food Manufacturer – Buyer RFQ Connection | RFQ Match Rate |
| 6 | Video AI Flowering and Growth Monitoring | Growth assessment accuracy |
| 7 | Pest and disease AI diagnosis | Early detection rate |
| 8 | Seed yield prediction | Error compared to performance |
| 9 | Prediction of Optimal Harvest Time and Shedding Risk | harvest loss rate |
| 10 | Seed Oil Content Prediction | Error compared to analysis value |
| 11 | Crushing Yield Prediction | Error compared to the actual |
| 12 | Crude→Refined Yield Prediction | Error compared to the actual |
| 13 | Prediction of Storage Oxidation Risk | Quality non-conformity rate |
| 14 | Optimization of domestic and imported procurement | Out of Stock Rate · Landed Cost |
| 15 | AI Supplier/Buyer Match | Sample→Contract Conversion Rate |
| 16 | Traceability | Seed Lot → Food Oil Traceability |
| 17 | Double cropping operation analysis | Annual sales and operating rate per land |
9. Industry Problem Bank
Problem group | Problem Definition | Required data |
| Mixed Species | Various Brassica oilseeds can be mixed under the name rapeseed. | Scientific Name |
| Mixed varieties and uses | Serving edible, landscape, and biofuel varieties under the same management | Cultivar·Use |
| Insufficient cultivation area and dispersion | It may be difficult to secure a stable supply of milking raw materials. | Area·Farm |
| Overwintering risk | Loss of hair emergence and growth due to low temperatures | Temperature |
| Paddy field waterlogging | Reduced productivity due to poor drainage | Soil Water |
| Seeding time deviation | Changes in flowering, harvest, and seed yield | Sowing Date |
| martial arts uniform | Harvest loss and hindrance to mechanization | Lodging |
| pests | Decline in seed yield and quality | Pest/Disease |
| Harvest season shedding | Seed loss | Harvest Timing |
| Seed moisture variation | Changes in storage and milking efficiency | Moisture |
| Oil content variation | Oil Yield fluctuation per kg of Seed | Oil Content |
| Variation in milking yield | Difference in actual raw material economics | Crushing Yield |
| Fatty acid profile deviation | Differences in Cooking Oil Buyer Specifications | Fatty Acid |
| Crude oil–refined oil traceability | Difficulty tracing origin | Lot Relationship |
| Competition in imported oil | Pressure on the economic viability of domestic rapeseed raw materials | Trade·Price |
| Insufficient utilization of oilseed meal | Insufficient recovery of by-product value | By-product |
| Landscape-industrial disconnection | Seed utilization after the flower festival is not automatically linked | Harvest/Quality |
| Repurchase not reflected | Oil Buyer performance is not flowing back to farms and varieties | Evaluation·Reorder |
10. Farmer RFQ & Collaboration Model
RFQ Type | Public Registration | Verify/NDA |
| Rapeseed procurement from production areas | Species·Cultivar·Region·Harvest season | Farm, Volume, Unit Price |
| rapeseed sales | Moisture, Grade, Use | Lot · Actual Unit Price |
| Purchase Seeds for Milking | Oil, moisture, and foreign matter | MOQ · Oil Yield |
| Regular supply | Crop Year · Supply Cycle | Contract volume |
| contract farming | Cultivar · Edible Oil Uses | Area, Price, Conditions |
| Double cropping in rice paddies | Region, Crop Type, Sowing/Harvesting Season | Farmhouses/Area |
| Landscape + Royal Family Linkage | Flowering period and seed harvest status | Actual seed quality |
| Jeongseon Seed | Purity and moisture | Processor RFQ |
| Crude Oil | Origin·Oil Lot | Quality Certificate |
| Refined Oil | Food standards | Bulk Contract |
| Rapeseed | Product form and packaging | Retail/FOODSERVICE |
| Food Manufacturing Bulk | Quality and delivery cycle | Tank·MOQ |
| For dining out and catering | Packaging and Safety | Regular delivery |
| PB·OEM | Raw materials, refining, filling | Manufacturing conditions |
| Rapeseed | Product characteristics | Safety by Application |
| export | Seed/Oil·HS·Origin | Contract |
| Technology demonstration | Variety · Double cropping · Mechanical harvesting · Milking | Pilot |
| Research cooperation | Overwintering, Oil content, Processing yield | Dataset·IP |
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Version | Main contents | situation |
| v1.0 | Plant Identity · FP-09 Oilseed Crop Structure · Seed · Oil Extraction · Rapeseed Oil · Oilseed Meal · RFQ Basic Structure Registration | complete |
| v1.1 | Verification of the latest domestic production statistics, Cultivar, current HS, imports and exports, and raw data from the Food Code | expected |
| v2.0 | Subdivision of quality standards for cultivation type, overwintering, drainage, seed quality, oil content, extraction yield, purification yield, fatty acids, and oilseed meal | expected |
| v3.0 | Seed Supplier – Farm – Producer Organization – Milking & Refining Enterprise – Food Manufacturing – Catering & Foodservice & Retail Buyer Verified Container Combination | expected |
