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Soybean production worldwide 2012/13-2017/18, by country

Leading soybean producing countries worldwide from 2012/13 to 2017/18 (in million metric tons)

The data displays the leading countries in soybean production worldwide from 2012/13 to 2016/2017 and provides a forecast for 2017/18. In 2015/16, the U.S. was the leading soybean producing country with a production volume of 106.93 million metric tons. As of September 2017, the production of soybeans in the United States was forecasted to reach some 120.59 million metric tons in 2017/2018.

Soybean productionSoybeans are among the major agricultural crops sowed in the U.S., behind only corn. They belong to the oilseed crops category and the majority of U.

2012/13 82.79 82 49.3 13.05 12.19 8.2 5.09 15.96
2013/14 91.39 86.7 53.4 11.95 9.5 8.2 5.4 16
2014/15 106.89 97.2 61.4 12.15 8.71 8.15 6.05 19.2
2015/16 106.93 96.5 56.8 11.6 7 9 6.24 18.9
2016/17 116.92 114 57.8 12.9 11.5 10.67 6.46 20.91
2017/2018 119.52 115 40 14.2 9 9.2 8 19.89