| PRODUCTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Producers | 31,520 (number of farms reporting soybeans in 2016 Census) | |
| Seeded Area | 2.56 million hectares (2018) Typically fourth largest among principal field crops |
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| Current Production | 7.27 MMT (2018) | |
| Growth | 103% increase in production (2009-2018) | |
| Distribution of Production Among Provinces (2018) | Ontario: 57.81% of total production Quebec: 16.02% of total production Manitoba: 21.77% of total production Saskatchewan: 3.2% of total production Maritimes: 1.05% of total production |
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| Average Yield | 42.5 bushels/acres (2018) | |
| Farm Cash Receipts | CDN$ 2.8 billion (2017) Typically third largest among principal field crops |
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| PROCESSING | ||
| Crushings | 2.059 MMT (2018 calendar year) | |
| Oil Produced | 381,626 MT (2018) | |
| Meal Produced | 1.595 MMT (2018) | |
| EXPORTS | ||
| Total Volume | 6.04 MMT (2018) 50-70% of production exported annually |
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| Meal | 387,978 MT (2018) | |
| Oil | 170,430 MT (2018) | |
| Value | CDN$ 3.24 billion (2018) | |
| TOP 5 MARKETS (2018) | Percentage of volume of total exports | |
| China | CDN$ 1.75 billion / 3,576,968 MT | 59.2% |
| U.S. | CDN$ 394 million / 541,189 MT | 9.0% |
| Japan | CDN$ 270 million / 365,150 MT | 6.0% |
| Italy | CDN$ 120 million / 262,110 MT | 4.3% |
| Ireland | CDN$ 69 million / 152,005 MT | 2.5% |
| IMPORTS (2018) | ||
| Soybeans | 1,005,557 MT/year | |
| Meal | 1,003,442 MT/year | |
| Oil | 25,994 MT/year | |