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Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

Ample Soybean Supplies Expected to Result in 1 MMT Carryover While the government of India (GOI) has projected 2018/19 (October-September) soybean production at 13.459 MMT, the Soybean Processors Association (SOPA) projects the total at 11.483 MMT, a difference of 1.976 MMT. Per available details, the carryover in 2019/20 should be 1.033 MMT versus 0.15 MMT in 2018/19. Meanwhile, India’s soymeal demand is estimated at 4.7 MMT for feed, 2 MMT for exports and 0.6 MMT for food consumption. India should carry forward 0.17 MMT in 2019/20, significantly more than the 0.019 MMT in 2018/19. Soymeal exports totaled 0.553 MMT in the first three months of 2017/18, but they jumped 29 percent to 0.717 MMT during the same period in 2018/19. If pr...

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