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Table 21
International oilseeds data, by crop year

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International oilseeds data, by crop year
  2005/2006  2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009  2009/2010
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3,156 3,466 2,696 3,336 3,504
Brazil 57,000 59,000 61,000 57,800 68,000
United States 83,507 87,001 72,859 80,749 91,417
World 220,670 237,126 221,006 211,964 258,002
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 9,483 9,000 9,601 12,643 11,825
People's Republic of China 13,052 10,966 10,573 12,100 13,700
World 48,738 45,163 48,516 57,878 59,933
Flaxseed  
Canada 2 991 989 634 861 930
United States 500 280 150 145 189
World 2,860 2,566 1,991 2,180 2,380
Exports  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,316 1,741 1,696 1,888 2,100 1
Brazil 25,911 23,485 25,364 29,986 28,350
United States 25,579 30,386 31,538 34,925 39,599
World 63,804 71,321 79,589 77,340 86,346
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 5,409 5,477 5,661 7,908 7,000 1
World 6,991 6,635 8,119 12,017 10,911
Flaxseed  
Canada 537 682 684 639 600 1
World 797 1,049 871 806 867
Crushings  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,493 3 1,513 3 1,348 3 1,280 3 1,275 1
Brazil 28,285 31,110 32,117 31,868 31,500
United States 47,324 49,198 49,081 45,232 47,355
World 185,188 195,610 201,819 193,014 205,224
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 3,423 3,579 4,144 4,280 4,500 1
European Union 27 14,690 15,720 18,250 20,400 22,800
People's Republic of China 13,056 11,457 10,903 13,240 14,530
World 47,301 46,394 49,072 54,860 59,705
Ending stocks  
Soybeans  
Brazil 16,641 18,189 18,898 12,037 17,472
United States 12,229 15,617 5,580 3,761 5,023
World 53,237 62,990 52,906 43,662 65,467
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 2,007 1,783 1,462 1,661 1,699 1
World 5,652 4,659 3,547 6,673 6,387
Meal production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3 1,178 1,189 1,033 1,007 ..
Brazil 21,920 24,110 24,890 25,700 24,410
United States 37,416 39,037 38,360 35,475 37,399
World 145,792 153,875 158,358 151,674 161,563
Canola-rapeseeed  
Canada 2,025 2,108 2,495 2,487 ..
World 26,455 25,982 27,670 30,831 33,633
Oil production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3 282 275 260 238 ..
Brazil 5,430 5,970 6,160 6,120 6,040
United States 9,248 9,294 9,335 8,503 8,820
World 34,615 36,348 37,530 35,748 37,981
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 1,463 1,551 1,739 1,839 ..
World 17,274 17,029 18,348 20,479 22,258
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasts, May 5, 2010.
Excludes solin.
Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Source(s):
United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, excluding Canada, June 2010 and OIL WORLD.