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Soybean
& Soybean Meal Supply
World
Production Share
The United States is the world's biggest
producer of soybean. In 1999/00, the USA produced 72.22 million
metric tons of soybeans, which took up 46 per cent of the
global soybean production share. Brazil, the second largest
producer of soybeans grabed 21 per cent of the output share,
with 32.50 million metric tons, while Argentina was the third
biggest producers, with 13 per cent share or 20.70 million
metric tons. The rest of the production share went to China
9 per cent, India 3 per cent, Paraguay 2 per cent, and others
6 per cent.
In 2000/01, the estimated production share
will not change much. The United States remains the world's
top soybean producer, with 75.38 million metric tons, up from
the previous year 3.16 million metric tons. Brazil and argentina's
output stay in the second and the third, respectively, with
34.50 and 23.50 million metric tons, up 2 and 2.8 million
metric tons from the previous year.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture (UDA)
As for the soybean meal production, the United
States also ranked first in 1999/00, with the highest global
output of 34.13 million metric tons, or 32 per cent of the
global soybean meal production volume. The second biggest
soybean meal producer, Brazil, could produce 16.67 million
metric tons or 15 per cent of the total global output, while
Argentina followed closely behind with 14.10 million metric
tons or 13 per cent of the total soybean meal output. The
rest is shared among China 11 per cent, India 3 per cent,
and others 26 per cent.
The January estimate for 2000/01 shows that
the United States's output share will decrease to 30 per
cent, with 34.76 million metric tons, while Brazil's and
Argentina's remain unchanged at 15 and 13 per cent, with
17.14 and 14.87 million metric tons, respectively. China's
production will increase 1.45 million metric tons to 13.27
million metric tons, which is a 1 per cent increase in terms
of global output share. India's production will reach 3.72
million metric tons, but it's output share will stay unchanged
at 3 per cent.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture (UDA)
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