Table 21
International oilseeds data, by crop year

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International oilseeds data, by crop year
  2006/2007  2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010  2010/2011
  thousands of metric tonnes
Production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3,466 2,696 3,336 3,507 4,345
Brazil 59,000 61,000 57,800 69,000 67,500
United States 87,001 72,859 80,749 91,417 91,854
World 237,126 221,006 211,964 260,090 257,777
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 9,000 9,601 12,643 12,417 11,866
People's Republic of China 10,966 10,573 12,100 13,657 12,800
World 45,163 48,516 57,908 60,624 58,353
Flaxseed  
Canada 2 989 634 861 930 423
United States 280 150 145 189 200
World 2,566 1,991 2,180 2,410 2,130
Exports  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,741 1,696 1,888 2,111 2,500 1
Brazil 23,485 25,364 29,987 28,578 31,400
United States 30,386 31,538 34,817 40,852 43,273
World 70,811 78,774 76,851 92,777 97,997
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 5,477 5,661 7,908 7,163 6,000 1
World 6,635 8,119 12,024 10,912 9,682
Flaxseed  
Canada 682 684 639 772 600 1
World 1,049 871 809 1,068 881
Crushings  
Soybeans  
Canada 1,513 3 1,348 3 1,280 3 1,293 3 1,500 1
Brazil 31,110 32,117 31,868 33,670 34,500
United States 49,198 49,081 45,230 47,669 45,314
World 196,075 202,749 192,911 209,444 225,784
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 3,579 4,144 4,280 4,788 5,500 1
European Union 27 15,720 18,250 20,400 22,550 22,400
People's Republic of China 11,457 10,903 13,240 14,564 14,700
World 46,394 49,072 54,880 59,337 60,337
Ending stocks  
Soybeans  
Brazil 18,189 18,898 12,037 16,063 14,838
United States 15,617 5,580 3,761 4,113 4,487
World 63,078 52,861 44,020 60,407 60,122
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 1,783 1,462 1,661 2,123 1,000 1
World 4,659 3,547 6,674 7,479 5,681
Meal production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3 1,189 1,033 1,007 1,020 ..
Brazil 24,110 24,890 24,700 26,090 26,740
United States 39,037 38,359 35,473 37,830 35,864
World 154,245 159,096 151,597 165,147 177,880
Canola-rapeseeed  
Canada 2,108 2,495 2,487 2,683 ..
World 25,982 27,670 30,834 33,615 34,106
Oil production  
Soybeans  
Canada 3 275 260 238 232 ..
Brazil 5,970 6,160 6,120 6,460 6,620
United States 9,294 9,335 8,503 8,897 8,609
World 36,445 37,712 35,740 38,745 41,964
Canola-rapeseed  
Canada 1,551 1,739 1,839 2,107 ..
World 17,029 18,348 20,487 22,322 22,646
1.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasts, October 14, 2010.
2.
Excludes solin.
3.
Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Source(s):
United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, excluding Canada, December 2010 and OIL WORLD.