AMERICA GROWS TOFU / MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA
GROWS
TOFU.
Minnesota grows soybeans.
Tofu is made from soybeans.
A simple connection from USA TOFU.
THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION
From the field
to food-grade beans.
Minnesota offers a documented connection between soybean growers and the foods made from their crop.
University of Minnesota Extension’s 2022 “From field to tofu” article describes food-grade soybean growers, processors and buyers. It is a local example of the supply chain behind the campaign. The 2025 USDA figures below describe the entire state soybean crop; they are not a measure of beans grown for tofu.
University of Minnesota Extension · “From field to tofu,” published June 9, 2022. The article’s historical acreage shares are not used as current statistics.
Minnesota’s food-grade soybean story ↗2025 CROP YEAR / USDA NASS
Minnesota, by the bean.
Whole-state soybean crop · Historical survey estimates
- Planted soybean acres
- 7.15 million
- Bushels produced
- 371.175 million
- Bushels per harvested acre
- 52.5
2025 crop-year estimates, checked September 17, 2026. These are not a 2026 forecast. USDA may revise its overview.
View the USDA NASS Minnesota data ↗WHAT THE CAMPAIGN MEANS
The crop grows.
The tofu is made.
A soybean becomes tofu through a food-making process: soaking, grinding, heating, filtering and coagulating soybean milk.
Soybeans serve many markets. Food-grade varieties and supply chains connect suitable beans to tofu makers. State crop totals do not tell us how much becomes tofu, and this campaign does not establish the origin of any particular product.
How tofu is madeAN INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN
Make the connection
in Minnesota.
For farmer stories, campaign use or a local collaboration, start with the partner materials.
Created by American Soybean Co. / USA TOFU. No state agency, university, soybean organization or manufacturer is presented as a sponsor or endorser.