International Marketing

Export Statistics

 

Ohio:
  • Soybeans and soybean products are Ohio's #1 export among agricultural products, accounting for more than half of Ohio's total agricultural exports in 2010.
  • More than half of Ohio soybeans produced were exported in 2010.
  • Ohio is the 5th largest exporter of soybeans among U.S. states.

The USDA estimates that Ohio's exports of soybeans and soybean products totaled nearly $7.6 billion over the 10-year period of 2001-2010.  This accounted for 43% of all of Ohio's agricultural exports during that period, by far the highest total for any agricultural product.

United States:
  • During the 2010-11 marketing year a record-breaking 1.50 billion bushels of whole soybeans were exported.
  • Including exports of soybean meal and soybean oil, the U.S. exported approximately 56% of total U.S. soybean production.
  • U.S. exports set a record for the forth year in a row in 2010-2011 with the amount of soy, soybean meal and soybean oil worth over $25.58 billion.
  • China accounted for more exports from the U.S. than the others in the top 10 combined - China imported  27% of the total U.S. soybean crop in 2010-2011.

 

2010-2011 U.S. Exports of Whole Soybeans: 1.50 billion bushels

 Top 10 Export Markets for U.S. Whole Soybeans

  1. China - 895 million bushels
  2. Mexico - 124 million bushels
  3. Japan - 75 million bushels
  4. Indonesia - 71 million bushels
  5. Taiwan - 56 million bushels 
  6. Germany - 36 million bushels
  7. Spain - 29 million bushels
  8. Egypt - 28 million bushels
  9. Korea- 26 million bushels
  10. Thailand - 19 million bushels

 

2010-2011 U.S. Exports of Soybean Meal 8.26 million metric tons

Top 10 Export Markets for U.S. Soybean Meal (Metric Tons)

   1.   Mexico- 1,493,651
   2.   Canada- 1,085,942
   3.   Philippines- 862,784
   4.   Venezuela- 649,157
   5.   Morocco- 557,926
   6.   Japan- 393,521
   7.   Dominican Republic- 373,176
   8.   Guatemala- 288,794
   9.   Ecuador- 188,832
   10. Korea, South- 177,183

2010-2011 U.S. Exports of Soybean Oil:  1.47 million metric tons

Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Soybean Oil (Metric Tons)

  1. China                                    351,038
  2. Morocco                              291,890
  3. Mexico                                 167,664
  4. Algeria                                 109,160
  5. Columbia                             77,423