According to the information released by the US Department of Agriculture, 2018 was another bumper year- global soybean production increased by 6.2% year-on-year, reaching 363 million tons . Among them, more than 210 million tons of soybeans are directly consumed in the country, and the remaining 150 million tons of soybeans in are used for export.
Soybean production: the United States first, Brazil second
In terms of country, In 2018, the United States was the world’s soybean production The largest number of countries reached 124 million tons of , an increase of 3.0% year-on-year, and about 34.16% of the total global soybean output; after is Brazil, whose soybean output also reached 117 million tons of , compared with the same period last year. 122 million tons, a reduction of 4.1%.
And, the soybean produced in Brazil in 2018 is about 32.23% of the total global production. The third place is Argentina, which produces about 56 million tons of soybeans , accounting for 16.8% of the world; Our soybean production in China, ranking fourth in the world, is about 15.9 million tons , about 4.38% of total global production.
Obviously The main producers of soybeans in the world are the United States and Brazil. The total output of the two is as high as 241 million tons, which is about 66.39% of the world's ; if you add Argentine soybeans, it will reach 297 million tons. , Accounting for 81.82% of the world.
Soybean exports: Brazil first, the United States second
Look at exports. Because Brazil has a much smaller population than the United States, Brazil has risen to the top in terms of soybean exports of . According to statistics, Brazil exported about 77.25 million tons of soybean in 2018, which is about 51.5% of the total global soybean export (about 150 million tons)-exceeding the total export volume of other countries in the country.
The second place is the United States. In 2018, its total soybean exports were about 46.27 million tons. accounted for about 30.85% of the global soybean exports; continued to be Argentina, last year The exported soybeans are about 8.75 million tons, and accounts for about 5.8% of the world. Obviously, in soybean exports, Brazil and the United States are the main sources, and the two countries together account for 82.35%.
Then how much soybean do Russia, India, Canada and other countries export? According to the US Department of Agriculture, in 2018, Canada exported about 5.4 million tons of soybeans, Ukraine was about 2.45 million tons, Russia was only 850,000 tons, and India was even lower-only about 250,000 tons.
Then, what about our China?
According to information published by the National Bureau of Statistics, China imported more than 88 million tons of soybeans (88.03 million tons) in 2018, and exported 125,000 tons of soybeans during the same period. On the whole, China is the world's largest soybean importer, and the total amount of imported soybeans exceeds half of the total global imports. This article was originally written by [Nan Sheng], please do not reprint or plagiarize without authorization.
