Production of U.S. Soybeans
	(in thousand acres)			(in thousand bushels)
Crop Year	Planted	Harvested	Yield	Production
1992-3	59,180.00	58,233.00	37.60	2,190,354.00
1993-4	60,135.00	57,347.00	32.60	1,870,958.00
1994-5	61,670.00	60,859.00	41.40	2,516,694.00
1995-6	62,575.00	61,624.00	35.30	2,176,814.00
1996-7	64,205.00	63,409.00	37.60	2,380,274.00
1997-8	70,005.00	69,110.00	38.90	2,688,750.00
1998-9	72,025.00	70,441.00	38.90	2,741,014.00
1999-00	73,730.00	72,446.00	36.60	2,642,908.00
2000-01	74,266.00	72,408.00	38.10	2,769,665.00
2001-02*	75,216.00	74,137.00	39.20	2,890,572.00
*estimates
Suppy and Distribution of Soybeans
	In Millions of Bushels
Crop Year	Production	Crushings	Exports	Seed, Feed	Total Distribution
1992-3	2,190	1,279	771	128	2,178
1993-4	1,870	1,276	588	95	1,959
1994-5	2,115	1,405	840	149	2,394
1995-6	2,174	1,370	849	111	2,330
1996-7	2,380	1,436	886	118	2,440
1997-8	2,689	1,597	874	155	2,626
1998-9	2,741	1,590	805	202	2,597
1999-00	2,654	1,578	973	165	2,716
2000-01*	2,758	1,641	998	165	2,804
2001-02*	2,907	1,665	980	173	2,820
*estimates
Major Producers of Soybeans		(In Thousands of Metric Tons)
Crop Year	Argentina	Brazil	China	India	U.S.	World
1992-3	11,350	22,500	10,300	3,106	59,612	117,380
1993-4	12,400	24,700	15,310	4,000	50,885	117,767
1994-5	12,500	25,900	16,000	3,236	68,444	137,696
1995-6	12,430	24,150	13,500	4,476	59,174	124,915
1996-7	11,200	27,300	13,220	4,100	64,780	132,217
1997-8	19,500	32,500	14,728	5,350	73,176	158,066
1998-9	20,000	31,300	15,152	6,000	74,598	159,807
1999-00	21,200	34,200	14,290	5,200	72,220	159,880
2000-01*	27,200	38,800	15,400	5,250	75,060	174,280
2001-02*	28,750	42,500	15,300	5,600	78,670	182,830
*estimates