International Marketing

Export Statistics


Ohio:
  • Soybeans are Ohio's #1 export among agricultural products, annually accounting for more than one-third of Ohio's total agricultural exports. 
  • Approximately half of Ohio soybeans produced were exported in 2009.
  • 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 $5.9 billion over the 11-year period of 1997-2008.  This accounted for 35% of all of Ohio's agricultural exports during that period, by far the highest total for any agricultural product.

United States:
  • During the 2008-09 marketing year, a record-breaking 1.24 billion bushels of whole soybeans were exported, over 10% more than the previous year.
  • Including exports of soybean meal and soybean oil, 1.56 billion bushels were exported in 2008-09, which is approximately 55% of total U.S. soybean production.
  • U.S. exports set a record for the third year in a row in 2008-2009, and accounted for over $15.5 billion in revenues.
  • China accounted for more exports from the U.S. than the others in the top 10 combined - China imported approximately 23% of the total U.S. soybean crop in 2008-09.


2008-2009 U.S. Exports of Whole Soybeans: 1.24 billion bushels

 

Top 10 Export Markets for U.S. Whole Soybeans

  1. China - 686 million bushels
  2. Mexico - 113 million bushels
  3. Japan - 88 million bushels
  4. Taiwan - 58 million bushels
  5. Indonesia - 49 million bushels 
  6. Egypt - 41 million bushels
  7. Netherlands - 32 million bushels
  8. Turkey - 27 million bushels
  9. Germany - 25 million bushels
  10. Syria - 15 million bushels

 

2008-2009 U.S. Exports of Soybean Meal:  318 million bushel equivalents


Top 10 Export Markets for U.S. Soybean Meal

  1. Mexico - 56 million bushel equiv.
  2. Canada - 47 million bushel equiv.
  3. Venezuela - 25 million bushel equiv.
  4. Philippines - 22 million bushel equiv.
  5. Dominican Republic - 15 million bushel equiv.
  6. Turkey - 14 million bushel equiv.
  7. Japan - 12 million bushel equiv.
  8. Guatemala - 11 million bushel equiv.
  9. Panama - 6 million bushel equiv.
  10. Morocco - 6 million bushel equiv.

 

2008-2009 U.S. Exports of Soybean Oil: 886,000 metric tons


Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Soybean Oil

  1. India - 172,600 metric tons
  2. Mexico - 110,600 metric tons
  3. Morocco - 95,600 metric tons
  4. Peru - 67,600 metric tons
  5. Venezuela - 52,000 metric tons