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Table 21
International oilseeds data, by crop year

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International oilseeds data, by crop year
  2004/2005  2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2006  2008/2009
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3,044 3,156 3,466 2,696 3,336
Brazil 53,000 57,000 59,000 61,000 57,000
United States 85,019 83,507 87,001 72,859 80,536
World 215,777 220,670 237,111 221,177 210,911
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 7,674 9,483 9,000 9,529 12,643
People's Republic of China 13,182 13,052 10,966 10,573 11,800
World 46,117 48,738 45,163 48,294 57,548
Flaxseed  
Canada 2 517 991 989 634 861
United States 263 500 280 150 145
World 2,010 2,860 2,566 1,947 2,190
Exports  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,122 1,316 1,741 1,696 1,800 1
Brazil 20,137 25,911 23,485 25,364 27,240
United States 29,860 25,579 30,386 31,598 34,020
World 64,752 63,804 71,310 79,611 72,565
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 3,412 5,409 5,477 5,661 7,000 1
World 4,867 6,991 6,635 8,206 11,132
Flaxseed  
Canada 468 537 682 679 625
World 666 797 1,049 869 891
Crushings  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,610 3 1,493 3 1,513 3 1,348 3 1,300 1
Brazil 29,344 28,285 31,109 32,114 31,800
United States 46,160 47,324 49,198 49,024 44,906
World 175,856 185,188 195,659 201,872 192,297
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 3,031 3,423 3,579 4,144 4,275 1
European Union 27 12,949 14,690 15,720 18,250 20,230
People's Republic of China 12,848 13,056 11,457 10,903 12,800
World 43,627 47,301 46,394 48,924 54,552
Ending stocks  
Soybeans  
Brazil 16,658 16,641 18,190 18,902 13,940
United States 6,960 12,229 15,617 5,580 2,987
World 47,473 53,207 62,885 52,918 41,848
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 1,587 2,007 1,783 1,528 2,600 1
World 4,506 5,652 4,659 3,386 6,528
Meal production  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,284 1,178 1,189 1,033 ..
Brazil 22,740 21,920 24,110 24,890 24,647
United States 36,936 37,416 39,058 38,322 35,530
World 139,072 145,816 153,934 158,468 151,431
Canola-rapeseeed  
Canada 1,904 2,025 2,108 2,495 ..
World 24,150 26,455 25,982 27,614 30,751
Oil production  
Soybeans  
Canada 286 282 275 260 ..
Brazil 5,630 5,430 5,970 6,160 6,102
United States 8,782 9,248 9,294 9,329 8,496
World 32,631 34,615 36,352 37,544 35,699
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 1,247 1,463 1,551 1,739 ..
World 15,760 17,274 17,029 18,297 20,330
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasts, April 30, 2009.
Excludes solin.
Source: Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Source(s):
United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, excluding Canada, June 2009 and OIL WORLD.