Browse Data and Analysis

Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide. Sources include reporting from FAS’s worldwide offices, official statistics of foreign governments....

This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in oilseeds.

China’s soybean imports are forecast to hit a record of 86 million metric tons (MMT) in MY16/17, up from the estimated 83 MMT in MY15/16.

Pakistan continues to expand its imports of soybeans in response to an increased tariff on soybean meal. 2015/16 imports are estimated at a record 1.3 million tons.

Bulgarian farmers increased rapeseed planted area by 5% and soybean area was reported to decline by 42%.

Turkish soybean area and production for MY 2016 are now estimated about 33,000 hectares and 120,000 MT, respectively.

2014 saw near-record imports of U.S. agricultural products into Taiwan, valued at $3.79 billion (based on Taiwan customs data).

The UK is a strong proponent of more efficient and effective regulation of genetic engineering within Europe.

The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and major relief food aid agencies are mobilizing resources to procure corn-soya blend (CSB) as part of the drought relief effort.

Severe floods on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia last month caused production to drop 22.5 percent compared to November.

In December 2014, the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll released a plan to increase the production of protein crops in France between 2014 and 2020.