South Africa: processed soya beans 2000-2021

In 2020/2021, the total processed soya beans was roughly 1.46 million metric tons, of which approximately 85.5 percent was processed for oil and oil cake. The rest was segmented into seed and feed, and human consumption with roughly 12.8 and two percent, respectively. Furthermore, after 2011/2012, oil and oil cake are the main drivers of the total processed soy beans, while the volume for human consumption remained low amongst the three categories.

Total number of processed soya beans in South Africa from 2000 to 2021, by type (in metric tons)

Characteristic	Oil and oil cake	Human consumption	Seed and feed	Total
2020/2021	1,250,000	25,000	187,700	1,462,700
2019/2020	1,250,000	24,500	205,650	1,480,150
2018/2019	1,054,566	25,005	229,572	1,309,137
2017/2018	891,425	25,056	156,097	1,072,578
2016/2017	852,308	23,875	104,396	982,044
2015/2016	988,024	24,323	129,340	1,141,687
2014/2015	861,631	25,319	123,709	1,010,659
2013	560,095	26,708	167,810	754,613
2012	412,333	27,010	150,393	589,736
2011	247,300	30,100	154,800	432,200
2010	184,100	30,700	203,700	418,500
2009	115,200	29,600	172,400	317,200
2008	137,000	27,300	113,500	277,800
2007	133,700	21,400	193,400	348,500
2006	127,600	23,200	220,400	371,200
2005	54,200	21,800	193,300	269,300
2004	32,500	15,200	127,300	175,000
2003	30,800	22,200	143,700	196,700
2002	32,500	18,300	145,600	196,400
2001	50,500	16,400	149,600	216,500
2000	69,500	14,800	134,500	218,800

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Years are based on marketing years

Marketing year is from March to February

Before 2014/2015 the marketing year was from January to December

Values for 2020/2021 are preliminary

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