| PRODUCTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Producers | 31,520 (number of farms reporting soybeans in 2016 Census) | |
| Seeded Area | 2.94 million hectares (2017) Typically fourth largest among principal field crops |
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| Current Production | 6.46 MMT (2016) | |
| Growth | 86% increase in production (2006-2016) | |
| Distribution of Production Among Provinces (2016) | Ontario: 52.21% of total production Quebec: 16.09% of total production Manitoba: 27.37% of total production Saskatchewan: 3.13% of total production Maritimes: 1.18% of total production |
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| Yield | 44.1 bushels/acres (2016) | |
| Farm Cash Receipts | CDN$ 2.8 billion (2016) Typically third largest among principal field crops |
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| PROCESSING | ||
| Crushings | 1.868 MMT (2016 calendar year) | |
| Oil Produced | 345.604 MT (2016) | |
| Meal Produced | 1.452 MMT (2016) | |
| EXPORTS | ||
| Total Volume | 4.84 MMT (2016) 50-70% of production exported annually |
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| Meal | 261,920 MT (2016) | |
| Oil | 165,268 MT (2016) | |
| Value | CDN$ 2.81 billion (2016) | |
| TOP 5 MARKETS (2016) | Percentage of volume of total exports | |
| China | CDN$ 948 million / 1,787,828 MT | 36.8% |
| U.S. | CDN$ 383 million / 532,777 MT | 10.9% |
| Japan | CDN$ 271 million / 341,277 MT | 7% |
| Netherlands | CDN$ 157 million / 322,653 MT | 6.6% |
| Italy | CDN$ 103 million / 199,826 MT | 4.1% |
| IMPORTS | ||
| Soybeans | 96,455 MT/year (2016) | |
| Meal | 756,503 MMT/year | |
| Oil | 257,099 MT/year | |