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1 Foreign United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Service Circular Series WAP 2-19 February 2019 World Agricultural The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and the World Agricultural report were not published in January 2019 due to the lapse in Federal funding. South Africa Corn: Drought Reduces Forecast South Africa s 2018/19 corn production is forecast at 11.5 million metric tons (mmt), down 0.5 mmt or 4 percent from December and down 2.0 mmt (15 percent) from last year. The USDA forecast includes output from both the developing and commercial sectors, with the commercial sector accounting for approximately 95 percent of the total crop. Area is estimated at 2.4 million hectares (mha), unchanged from December and down 0.23 mha or 9 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 4.8 metric tons per hectare, down 4 percent from December and down 7 percent from last year. Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board

2 Seasonal rainfall was below average for most of South Africa s corn belt during the planting season from October through January. Rainfall was delayed by 40 days or more in the western Free State and North West provinces where approximately 60 percent of the corn crop is grown. Most of the western crop was planted in late December and early January, and well beyond the optimal planting dates for favorable yields. The late-planted crop in the west lowered forecast yields to below average. Satellite imagery in late January shows this year s crop area in the west is significantly less than last year, and large swathes of bare soil dominate the western region s landscape. The lateplanted crop had not emerged by late January which makes it too early to accurately estimate crop area from satellite imagery. Corn area estimates from satellite imagery should improve in the next few months after the late-planted crop emerges. (For more information, please contact Curt.Reynolds@fas.usda.gov.) Romania Corn: Ideal Weather and Improved Input Use Raise Record Harvest Further Romania corn production for 2018/19 is estimated at a record 14.0 million metric tons (mmt), up 0.5 mmt (4 percent) from December, up 2.1 mmt (18 percent) from last year, and 31 percent above the 5-year average. Area is estimated at 2.4 million hectares (mha), unchanged from December, down 0.1 mha (4 percent) from last year, and down 6 percent from the 5-year average. Yield is estimated at a record 5.83 tons per hectare, up 4 percent from December, up 23 percent from last year and up 39 percent from the 5-year average. Romania represents 23 percent of the total 2018/19 European Union (EU) production, the largest in the EU, significantly ahead of the second largest producer, France, which had a poor crop. Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 2 February 2019

3 Moderate summer temperatures (lacking excessive heat), along with favorable rainfall during June and July, aided corn maturation. The beneficial summer conditions enabled Romania to reach new records for both corn yield and production. In addition to favorable weather, corn has benefited from the adoption of better chemicals, fertilizers and new hybrid seed technology. Also, improved machinery, stable EU subsidies and increased (albeit small-scale) irrigation have also bolstered yields. At the beginning of August, when corn is at peak vegetation or greenness, MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values were the highest in over 15 years. The corn harvest began in late August and ended in October. (For more information, please contact For country-specific area, yield, and production estimates within the European Union (EU), please go to PSD Online at and select Downloadable Data Sets. Select the zipped file for EU Countries Area &. Ukraine Corn: State Statistical Agency Reports Record Yield USDA estimates Ukraine corn production for 2018/19 at a record 35.5 million metric tons (mmt), up 0.5 mmt from December, up 11.4 mmt from last year and 4.6 mmt above the previous record crop which was harvested in Harvest was complete in December. The estimated harvested area is 4.55 million hectares (mha), up 0.05 mha from December. Yield is estimated at a record 7.80 metric tons per hectare and is attributed to favorable conditions throughout the Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 3 February 2019

4 growing season. The increased estimate is based on preliminary harvest data from the State Statistical Service of Ukraine. (For more information, please contact Argentina Corn: Estimate Up 41 Percent from Last Year Argentina corn production for 2018/19 is estimated at 46.0 million metric tons, up 8 percent from December and 44 percent from last season. Area is estimated at 5.5 million hectares, up 6 percent from December and 6 percent higher than last year. Area is increased due to late planting of early-season hybrids. The estimated yield of 8.36 tons per hectare is 2 percent higher than December s yield and 36 percent higher than last year. Both early-planted and late-planted crops benefited from timely rains in areas affected by the early-season dryness in Cordoba province. Late January rains were positive in most areas; however, in Santa Fe and in the northern provinces the rains resulted in excessive soil moisture. (For more information, please contact Denise.McWilliams@usda.gov.) Argentina Wheat: Harvest Complete USDA estimates Argentina wheat production for 2018/19 at 19.2 million metric tons (mmt), down less than 2 percent from December and up 4 percent from last season. Area is estimated at Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 4 February 2019

5 6.1 million hectares (mha), down 2 percent from December and up 5 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 3.15 tons per hectare, down 3 percent from December and down 1 percent from last year. The season started with adequate subsoil moisture during emergence and establishment, but rains stopped and only began again during the beginning of grain-fill. Dryness in Cordoba during jointing through booting reduced yield potential. Late-season rain impeded harvest in Santa Fe and in the northern regions of the country. (For more information, please contact Denise.McWilliams@usda.gov.) Russia Wheat: Second Highest Yield on Record Russia wheat production for 2018/19 is estimated at 71.6 million metric tons (mmt), up 1.6 mmt from December and down 13.4 mmt from last year s record crop. The estimate includes 51.0 mmt of winter wheat and 20.6 mmt of spring wheat (excludes about 0.5 mmt estimated output from Crimea). The month-to-month increase is based on preliminary data released by Rosstat, Russia s state statistical agency. Additionally, the net-to-bunker ratio increased this year and is above the 5- year average. Harvested area for total wheat is estimated at 26.2 million hectares (mha) mha winter and mha spring. Total-wheat yield for Russia is estimated at 2.73 tons per hectare, the second highest yield on record, and is a result of favorable conditions during the Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 5 February 2019

6 growing season. Final statistics will be released in March, but the final wheat production numbers seldom vary significantly from the preliminary numbers. Area, yield, and production estimates for Russia winter wheat and spring wheat are available on PSD Online. Select Downloadable Data Sets and open the zipped file for Russia Wheat; Winter/Spring Area & Prod. (For more information, please contact Brazil Soybeans: Down Due to Drought Brazil soybean production for 2018/19 is estimated at million metric tons (mmt), down 5 mmt or 4 percent from December and 3 percent from last year s record. Harvested area is estimated at 36.1 million hectares, down slightly from December, but up 3 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 3.24 metric tons per hectare, down 4 percent from December and 6 percent below last year s record, which benefited from favorable weather. Generally favorable weather at the start of the season was followed by irregular rainfall with sustained periods of dryness in portions of the South and Center-West regions. MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicates vegetation conditions declined in some soybean-growing areas of western Paraná, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. Estimated yields have been reduced for crops that were affected by drought during pod-filling stages. In other soybean areas, however, crop conditions are good. The majority of crops in Mato Grosso (27 percent of production), much of which was planted earlier than average, received adequate rainfall and yields are estimated above average but below last year. In Rio Grande do Sul (14 percent), the later-harvested crop is developing well due to plentiful rains. Harvest began in January and will continue until May throughout the main soybean regions. (For more information, please contact Maria.Anulacion@fas.usda.gov.) Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 6 February 2019

7 Australia Sorghum: Heat and Dryness Reduce Prospects Australia sorghum production for 2018/19 is estimated at 2.0 million tons (mmt), down 0.2 mmt or 9 percent from December, but up 0.6 mmt or 39 percent from last year. Area is estimated at 0.75 million hectares (mha), unchanged from December, but up 0.22 mha or 41 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 2.67 tons per hectare, down 9 percent from December and 7 percent below the five-year average. Late-season planting of sorghum is expected to be minimal because of unfavorable seasonal conditions during the past several weeks. January s high temperatures further stressed the crop, which was already struggling from a lack of soil moisture. These conditions are expected to lower yield potential. In Queensland, heat and dryness have accelerated crop maturity and harvest began two weeks early. Queensland produces about one-third of Australia s sorghum, with New South Wales accounting for the remainder. Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 7 February 2019

8 Sorghum is sown from September through February. Harvest of the early-planted crop begins in February and continues through June. (For more information, please contact Australia Cotton: Estimate Increased The 2018/19 Australia cotton crop is estimated at 2.6 million 480-pound bales (0.566 million metric tons), up 0.1 million bales from December but down 2.1 million or 45 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 0.3 million hectares, unchanged from December, but down 43 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 1,887 kilograms per hectare, 2 percent below the 5- year average. Yield is expected to increase from last year because of an estimated decrease in the share of the area sown to lower-yielding dryland cotton. Irrigated cotton yields are substantially higher than dryland yields, and the difference widens in low-rainfall years. On average, about 90 percent of Australia s total cotton production comes from irrigated areas. Dryland planting tends to vary with the Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 8 February 2019

9 seasonal weather forecast and prices at sowing. A notable factor this season is the increase in cotton area in southern New South Wales. Early harvest results indicate irrigated yields are better than expected. Sorghum and cotton are the two dominant summer crops in eastern Australia. Cotton sowing commences in October and harvest begins in April. (For more information, please contact James.Crutchfield@fas.usda.gov.) Turkey Cotton: End of Season Rain Reduces Harvest Estimate USDA estimates 2018/19 Turkey cotton production at 3.7 million 480-pound bales, down 0.6 million from December, and down 8 percent from last year s record. Harvested area is estimated at 520,000 hectares, unchanged from December, up 11 percent from last year and up 30 percent from the 5-year average. Yield is estimated at 1,549 kilograms per hectare, down 14 percent from December. Planting began with ample soil moisture, and in some areas excessive rainfall necessitated replanting. Weather was favorable with good growing conditions except for isolated areas of excessive rainfall at harvest in the Aegean and GAP (Southeastern Anatolia) regions. Harvest was complete in December. (For more information, please contact William.Baker@fas.usda.gov.) China Cotton: Increased Due to Record Yield USDA estimates China s 2018/19 cotton production at 27.5 million 480-pound bales (5.99 million metric tons), up 1.9 percent from December, unchanged from last year, and up 1.9 percent from the 5-year average. Area is estimated at 3.35 million hectares, unchanged from the previous estimate, but down 1.5 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at a record 1,787 kilograms per hectare (kg/ha), up 1.8 percent from the previous estimate and up 1.5 percent from last year s record of 1,761 kg/ha. The projected yield is slightly above the long-term trend due to an increased share of cotton planted in Xinjiang province where yield is nearly twice the national average. The major production regions are in Xinjiang, Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangsu provinces. Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 9 February 2019

10 The 2018/19 season was characterized by favorable weather and soil moisture across the major cotton growing regions, facilitating rapid planting and favorable crop establishment. For 2017/18 and 2018/19, Xinjiang province produced nearly 78 percent of the total national cotton production. Cotton harvest was completed at the end of October; harvesting typically starts in August and continues through October. According to most industry sources and the China National Cotton Exchange (CNCE) ginning is almost complete. The reports indicate that Xinjiang has ginned over 5 million tons at the end of January: 2 percent more than the same period last year. Additional data indicate that almost 99 percent of the ginned volumes have been inspected. The inspection data and ginning volumes reported so far provides strong and reliable indicators of overall production. (For more information, please contact Dath.Mita@fas.usda.gov.) India Cotton: Weak 2018 Southwest Monsoon Results in Lower Cotton USDA estimates 2018/19 India cotton production at 27.0 million 480-pound bales, down nearly 7 percent from 2017/18. The area is estimated at 12.3 million hectares, down almost 2 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 480 kilograms per hectare, down slightly from December and down 5 percent from last year. The yield adjustment is due to the rainfall deficit and pest infestation in the major cotton producing areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The month-to-month change is due to lower market arrivals and lower yields. Lower arrivals indicate reduced cotton production. The below -average monsoon rainfall coupled with pest infestation truncated India s cotton harvesting. After the first picking, trade sources reported farmers in non-irrigated areas abandoning crops in Gujarat in November. The Gujarat Ministry Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 10 February 2019

11 of Agriculture reported pink bollworm infestations in the irrigated areas of northern Saurashtra. Landsat 8 satellite imagery shows more bare soils in the major cotton areas of Gujarat than last year which likely signals an end to cotton harvesting. Cotton is grown only in the kharif season from May to October, but harvest can continue into February. (For more information, please contact Arnella.Trent@fas.usda.gov.) Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 11 February 2019

12 World Agricultural U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service / International Assessment Division (IPAD) Ag Box 1051, Room 4630, South Building Washington, DC Telephone: (202) Fax: (202) This report uses information from the Foreign Agricultural Service s (FAS) global network of agricultural attachés and counselors, official statistics of foreign governments and other foreign source materials, and the analysis of economic data and satellite imagery. Estimates of foreign area, yield, and production are from the International Assessment Division, FAS, and are reviewed by USDA s Inter-Agency Commodity Estimates Committee. Estimates of U.S. area, yield, and production are from USDA s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Numbers within the report may not add to totals because of rounding. This report reflects official USDA estimates released in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE-584), February 8, Printed copies are available from the National Technical Information Service. Download an order form at or call NTIS at The FAS International Assessment Division prepared this report. The next issue of World Agricultural will be released after 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, March 8, Conversion Table Metric tons to bushels Wheat, soybeans = MT * Corn, sorghum, rye = MT * Barley = MT * Oats = MT * Metric tons to 480-lb bales Cotton = MT * Metric tons to hundredweight Rice = MT * Area & weight 1 hectare = acres 1 kilogram = pounds Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 12 February 2019

13 For further information, contact: U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service International Assessment Division Ag Box 1051, Room 4630, South Building Washington, DC Telephone: (202) Fax: (202) GENERAL INFORMATION Director Ronald Frantz Deputy Director Robert Tetrault Administrative Assistant Vacant USDA Remote Sensing Advisor Glenn Bethel Sr. Analyst/Technical Lead Curt Reynolds, Ph.D Sr. Analyst/ Satellite Imagery Dath Mita, Ph.D Archives Manager/Technical Lead Sr. Analyst/ Global Special Jim Crutchfield Projects Manager/Technical Lead Sr. Analyst/Technical Lead Vacant GIS Mapping/Imagery Analyst Vacant WAP Coordinator Katie McGaughey COUNTRY- AND REGION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION South America, Argentina, Venezuela, Denise McWilliams, Ph.D and Colombia Western and Central Europe, Bryan Purcell and North Africa Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan Vacant South Asia, Sri Lanka Arnella Trent Bangladesh, India, and Nepal East Asia, China, and Japan Dath Mita, Ph.D Sub-Saharan Africa, Curt Reynolds, Ph.D Nigeria and South Africa S.E. Asia, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Justin Jenkins Cambodia and Vietnam Central America, Mexico, Vacant and Western United States Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan Jim Crutchfield Papua New Guinea and South Pacific Islands Middle East, Central Asia, Afghanistan Bill Baker, Ph.D Iraq, Iran, and Syria Canada, Caribbean, Katie McGaughey Eastern United States Brazil Maria Anulacion Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 13 February 2019

14 The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) updates its production, supply and distribution (PSD) database for cotton, oilseeds, and grains at 12:00 p.m. on the day the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is released. This circular is released by 12:15 p.m. FAS Reports and Databases: Current World Market and Trade and World Agricultural Reports: Archives World Market and Trade and World Agricultural Reports: Supply and Distribution Database (PSD Online): EU Countries Area & Estimates Global Agricultural Trade System (U.S. Exports and Imports): Export Sales Report: Global Agricultural Information Network (Agricultural Attaché Reports): Other USDA Reports: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE): Economic Research Service: National Agricultural Statistics Service: Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 14 February 2019

15 Table 01 World Crop Summary Million Metric Tons Commodity World - - Total Foreign - North America United States North America Canada - North America Mexico - Former Soviet Russia - Former Soviet Ukraine - Europea n - Asia (WAP) China - Asia (WAP) India - South America Brazil - Asia (WAP) Indonesia Asia (WAP) Pakistan Asia (WAP) Thailand South America Argentina Selected Other Australia Selected Other South Africa Selected Other Turkey - All Others - ---Million metric tons--- Wheat 2016/ nr /18 prel nr /19 proj. Dec nr Feb nr Coarse Grains 2016/17 1, , nr /18 prel. 1, nr /19 proj. Dec 1, nr Feb 1, nr Rice, Milled 2016/ nr /18 prel nr /19 proj. Dec nr Feb nr Total Grains 2016/17 2, , nr /18 prel. 2, , nr /19 proj. Dec 2, , nr Feb 2, , nr Oilseeds 2016/ nr /18 prel nr /19 proj. Dec nr Feb nr Cotton 2016/ /18 prel /19 proj. Dec Feb / Includes wheat, coarse grains, and rice (milled) shown above. Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 15 February 2019

16 Table 02 Wheat Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign European Union China South Asia India Pakistan Afghanistan Nepal Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Russia Winter Russia Spring Ukraine Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Belarus Canada South America Argentina Brazil Uruguay Australia Africa Egypt Morocco Ethiopia Algeria Middle East Turkey Iran Iraq Syria Mexico Serbia Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 16 February 2019

17 Table 03 Total Coarse Grain Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World , , , , United States Total Foreign , China European Union South America Brazil Argentina Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Belarus Africa Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Burkina Ethiopia Egypt Mali India Southeast Asia Indonesia Philippines Vietnam Thailand Mexico Canada Australia Middle East Turkey Iran Others World and Selected Countries and Regions; Coarse Grain includes: Barley, Corn, Millet, Mixed Grains, Oats, Rye and Sorghum Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 17 February 2019

18 Table 04 Corn Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World , , , , United States Total Foreign China South America Brazil Argentina Bolivia European Union Africa South Africa Nigeria Ethiopia Egypt Tanzania Malawi Zambia Kenya Uganda Zimbabwe Former Soviet Union - 12 Ukraine Russia South Asia India Pakistan Nepal Southeast Asia Indonesia Philippines Vietnam Thailand Mexico Canada Turkey Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 18 February 2019

19 Table 05 Barley Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign European Union Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Belarus Azerbaijan Canada Australia Middle East Turkey Iran Iraq Syria Africa Ethiopia Morocco Algeria Tunisia South Africa South America Argentina Uruguay Brazil India China Mexico Afghanistan Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 19 February 2019

20 Table 06 Oats Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign European Union Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Ukraine Belarus Kazakhstan Canada South America Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay Oceania Australia New Zealand China Africa Algeria Morocco South Africa Other Europe Norway Serbia Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Mexico Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 20 February 2019

21 Table 07 Rye Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign European Union Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Belarus Ukraine Kazakhstan Turkey Canada South America Chile Argentina Other Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Serbia Australia Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 21 February 2019

22 Table 08 Sorghum Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign Africa Nigeria Ethiopia Sudan Burkina Mali Niger Cameroon Tanzania Egypt Uganda Ghana Mozambique South Africa Mexico South America Argentina Brazil South Asia India Pakistan China Australia European Union Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 22 February 2019

23 Table 09 Rice Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 World and Selected Countries and Regions Area Yield Change in (Million hectares) (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign East Asia China Japan Korea, South Korea, North South Asia India Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Southeast Asia Indonesia Vietnam Thailand Burma Philippines Cambodia Laos Malaysia South America Brazil Peru Africa Egypt Madagascar Nigeria European Union Iran Others Yield is on a rough basis, before the milling process. is on a milled basis, after the milling process. Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 23 February 2019

24 Country / Region 2016/17 Table 10 Total Oilseed Area, Yield, and World and Selected Countries and Regions Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World Total Total Foreign Oilseed, Copra Oilseed, Palm Kernel Major OilSeeds United States Foreign Oilseeds South America Brazil Argentina Paraguay Bolivia Uruguay China South Asia India Pakistan European Union Former Soviet Union Russia Ukraine Uzbekistan Canada Africa Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Southeast Asia Indonesia Burma Australia Turkey Others World Total and Total Foreign: (Major Oilseeds plus copra and palm kernel) Major Oilseeds: (soybeans, sunflowerseeds, peanuts(inshell), cottonseed and rapeseed) Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 24 February 2019

25 Table 11 Soybean Area, Yield, and Country / Region 2016/17 Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) (Million metric tons) Change in Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. Prel. 2018/19 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb 2016/ /18 Dec Feb MMT Percent MMT Percent World United States Total Foreign South America Brazil Argentina Paraguay Bolivia Uruguay East Asia China Korea, South Korea, North Japan India Canada Former Soviet Union - 12 Russia Ukraine European Union Southeast Asia Indonesia Vietnam Thailand Burma Serbia Mexico Africa South Africa Nigeria Zambia Uganda Middle East Iran Turkey Others World and Selected Countries and Regions Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 25 February 2019