That's why Canadians changed the name of this plant to Canola, a much better choice. Botanists refer to it as Brassica.
German agriculturists use a lot of rape.
The oil meal by-product is also a feed for cattle and sheep. The oil market is expanding, especially in Europe, where they are gearing up for renewable sources of gasoline and diesel fuel. More and more gas stations are installing pumps for sale to the public. Last year, statistics of only one southern German state showed the production of biodiesel-Raps already at 25,000 acres. The result was 4 million gallons of Raps methylester, the technical name for the biodiesel Raps oil is converted into.