Soybean is among the major oilseed and protein meal products. In the 2022/2023 period, around 171.95 million metric tons of soybeans were imported globally. China was by far the leading importer of soybeans, with an annual import volume of approximately 100 million metric tons in that year.
Global overview
Soybeans are grown as a food crop in Eastern Asia and are produced in Western agriculture as a source of both oil and protein. Although the United States and Brazil are the main producers of soybeans, China leads the soybean oil production worldwide..
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US Department of Agriculture, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (February 19, 2024). Import volume of soybeans worldwide in 2023/24, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Agriculture, und USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Import volume of soybeans worldwide in 2023/24, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Agriculture, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (2024). Import volume of soybeans worldwide in 2023/24, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Agriculture, and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Import Volume of Soybeans Worldwide in 2023/24, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of Agriculture & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Import volume of soybeans worldwide in 2023/24, by country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 08, 2024)
Import volume of soybeans worldwide in 2023/24, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, February 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612422/soybeans-import-volume-worldwide-by-country/