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Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  9/12/2008 8:51:36 AM 
 
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  2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Aug
2008/09		 Sep
2008/09
Production
United States 85,013 83,368 86,770 70,358 80,901 79,848
Brazil 53,000 57,000 59,000 61,000 62,500 62,500
Argentina 39,000 40,500 48,800 46,500 49,500 50,500
China, Peoples Republic of 17,400 16,350 15,200 13,500 16,000 16,500
India 5,850 7,000 7,690 9,300 9,100 9,200
Paraguay 4,040 3,640 6,200 6,800 7,200 7,200
Canada 3,042 3,161 3,460 2,700 3,060 3,170
Other 8,413 9,512 9,441 8,066 9,096 9,076
 
 
Total 215,758 220,531 236,561 218,224 237,357 237,994
 
Imports
China, Peoples Republic of 25,802 28,317 28,726 36,500 36,000 36,000
EU-27 14,539 13,937 15,291 15,400 13,650 14,350
Japan 4,295 3,962 4,094 4,050 4,050 4,050
Mexico 3,640 3,667 3,940 3,750 3,640 3,640
Argentina 692 584 1,986 2,950 2,650 3,325
Taiwan 2,256 2,498 2,436 2,250 2,300 2,300
Thailand 1,517 1,473 1,532 1,600 1,650 1,650
Indonesia 1,112 1,187 1,309 1,400 1,450 1,450
Korea, Republic of 1,240 1,190 1,231 1,250 1,260 1,260
Turkey 858 986 1,172 1,200 1,200 1,200
Other 7,539 6,253 7,484 7,949 8,375 8,248
 
 
Total 63,490 64,054 69,201 78,299 76,225 77,473
 
Exports
Brazil 20,137 25,911 23,485 25,500 27,500 27,500
United States 29,860 25,579 30,386 31,434 27,216 27,216
Argentina 9,568 7,249 9,559 13,500 12,900 13,900
Paraguay 2,888 2,315 4,500 5,080 4,575 5,400
Canada 1,124 1,318 1,683 1,825 1,620 1,720
Other 1,197 1,375 1,841 1,629 1,856 1,861
 
 
Total 64,774 63,747 71,454 78,968 75,667 77,597
 
Crush
United States 46,160 47,324 49,198 49,396 49,396 48,580
China, Peoples Republic of 30,362 34,500 35,477 38,750 41,020 41,220
Argentina 27,313 31,888 33,586 35,350 37,700 37,500
Brazil 29,344 28,285 31,109 32,250 32,500 32,500
EU-27 14,350 13,670 14,670 14,840 13,295 13,800
India 5,030 5,990 6,615 7,998 7,870 7,900
Mexico 3,729 3,823 3,985 3,800 3,705 3,705
Japan 3,149 2,820 2,925 2,855 2,840 2,840
Taiwan 2,013 2,190 2,161 2,000 2,025 2,025
Paraguay 979 1,220 1,550 1,610 2,475 1,650
Canada 1,545 1,497 1,524 1,410 1,500 1,500
Thailand 1,500 1,413 1,406 1,390 1,400 1,400
Bolivia 1,815 1,843 1,545 1,140 1,560 1,380
Iran 1,129 1,254 1,030 1,170 1,235 1,235
Egypt 721 800 1,250 1,150 1,133 1,133
Other 6,600 6,695 7,498 7,841 8,013 8,008
 
 
Total 175,739 185,212 195,529 202,950 207,667 206,376
 
Ending Stocks
Argentina 15,976 16,473 22,606 21,690 22,152 22,577
Brazil 16,658 16,641 18,190 18,640 17,991 18,300
China, Peoples Republic of 4,700 4,573 2,656 3,356 2,886 3,886
United States 6,960 12,229 15,617 3,811 3,685 3,666
EU-27 757 733 1,118 1,024 780 980
Other 2,395 2,452 2,462 1,606 1,789 1,822
 
 
Total 47,446 53,101 62,649 50,127 49,283 51,231