Indian Soybean meal- Demand /Supply. Pawan Kumar, Consultant, USSEC

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Indian Soybean meal- Demand /Supply Pawan Kumar, Consultant, USSEC

USSEC INTRODUCTION We Represent U S farmers U S Industry U S Department of Agriculture We work on finding new applications of soy & Implement in market We do marketing of Soy and establish trade linkage wherever demand exist

USSEC MEMBERS Knewtson Soy Products

The Asia Subcontinent Region (ASC) India Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal

Global Demand Growth for Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Rice and Wheat 2000/01 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 Soybeans Demand Up 218%, Corn Up By 117%, Wheat Up Only by 34% 250% 200% Percentage Change 150% 100% 50% 0% -50% Corn Cotton Soybeans Rice Wheat

Global Production and Consumption of Soybeans 2000/01 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 400 MMT 350 300 250 200 176172 185184 197191 187189 216 221215 205 237 226 230 221 221 212 261 265 251 238 269 258 262 240 283 276 320 302 31315 346 332 150 100 50 0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Production Consumption

Global Soymeal Consumption 2000/01 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 250 214.3 224.7 MMT 200 150 116.2 123.7 130.5 128.5 136.7 145.5 152.3 156.5 152.7 161.0 170.9 177.7 176.9 186.8 201.7 100 50 0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

What is actual demand of This region

AVERAGE FOOD CONSUMPTION VS PROTEIN AVAILABILITY Kg Grain 91 4.38 Pulses 7 1.15 Meat 43 10.68 Egg 10.2 1.27 Fish 13 2.15 Milk 116 4.45 Total 24.08 Protein Av. World average requirement is 25.5kg- World average protein consumption is 5.5% less than requirement.

GLOBAL MEAT PRODUCTION & PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION Global Meat Consumption 2013 14 15 16 Production 304.2 308.5 311.8 320 Poultry 105.4 107 108.7 116 Pork 112.4 114.3 115.5 116.7 Beef 67 67.7 68 68.8 Mutton 13.7 13.9 14 14.1 Meat Egg Fish Milk India 5.5 4.7 7.4 121 Pak 18 1 6.2 190 BG 9.69 2.7 20.8 30 SL 13 6.1 13 45 NP 16 3.2 9.4 38 43 10.2 13 116 Per capita consumption 2013.. 14 15 16 World 42.9 42.9 42.9 43 Developed 76.2 75.9 76.1 76.4 Developing 33.5 33.7 33.7 33.9 Poultry 14.86 14.88 14.9 15.1 Pork 15.85 15.89 15.95 16.05 Beef 9.44 9.41 9.39 9.39

DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF PROTEIN IN ASC Country Population Per capita requirement Total digestible protein requiremen t(million ton) Bangladesh 168 M 23.7 3.9 2.4 India 1280 M 23.7 30.3 22 Nepal 28 M 21.9 0.61 0.4 Pakistan 199 M 25.5 5.07 4.3 Sri Lanka 26 M 22.6 0.58 0.45 Availability TOTALS 1701 M 40.46 29.5+10.6

IF YOU WANT TO PRODUCE 10.6 PROTEIN We have enough of energy supply to fulfill 840 Trillion K Cal requirement Current production (MMT) May require (MMT) How Much Soy required + other sources of protein required (MMT) Milk 201 265 3.9 soy + 35.7 other protein meal Chicken 7.28 39 27.3 soy+ 13.6 other protein meal egg 5.9 81.5 11.6 soy +34.8 other Protein meal Pulses 26.1 Including Import 64

IF YOU WANT TO PRODUCE 10.6 PROTEIN Let us try a combination of these 4 main sources of Protein May require (MMT) 25 % protein from all sources (MMT) Protein sources required for feed (MMT) Milk 265 66.2 0.97MMT soy+8.9 other sources of Protein Chicken 39 9.75 6.8 soy+3.4 other sources of protein Egg 81.5 20.37 2.9 soy+8.7 other sources of protein Pulses 64 16

IF YOU WANT TO PRODUCE 10.6 PROTEIN Let us try a combination of these 4 main sources of Protein May require 10.6MMT soy 25 % protein from all sources Protein sources required for feed Milk 265MMT 66.2MMT 0.97MMT soy+8.9mmt other sources of Protein 21MMT other sources of protein is required Chicken 39MMT- 9.75MMT 6.8MMT soy+3.4mmt other sources of protein Egg 81.5MMT 20.37MMY 2.9MMT soy+8.7mmt other sources of protein Pulses 64MMT 16MMT

IF YOU WANT TO PRODUCE 10.6 PROTEIN Let us try a combination of these 4 main sources of Protein May require 10.6MMT soy 25 % protein from all sources Protein sources required for feed Historically we have Produced 32-38.5MMT oilseed +3MMT Milk 265MMT 66.2MMT 0.97MMT soy+8.9mmt other sources of Protein 21MMT other sources of protein is required Chicken 39MMT- 9.75MMT 6.8MMT soy+3.4mmt other sources of protein Can we double it???? Land??? Egg 81.5MMT 20.37MMY 2.9MMT soy+8.7mmt other sources of protein Pulses 64MMT 16MMT Do we have

AVERAGE FOOD CONSUMPTION VS PROTEIN AVAILABILITY World average food consumption, leaves us protein deficient by 5.5% Developed countries are over consuming protein- They should optimize their consumption and spare for rest of world and save their health. More than 60% of the countries including 5 ASC countries are protein deficient, presents huge potential for protein production All in Business of protein production, has to 1) Produce Protein and work to make it available, wherever needed. 2) Educate people about importance of protein

Demand Driver

Middle class population a driver in India

Young Population 3 ASC countries account for 53% Country India China Indonesia U.S Pakistan Bangladesh Young population (10-24 year band) 356 million 269 million 67 million 65 million 56 million 48 million Source: UN Population Fund (UNFPA) In: State of the World Population Report, 2014 Source: FICCI & Ernst & Young; in Financial Express 2013

Urbanization in South Asia Country Population (2017) Percent in Urban locations Urban count Bangladesh 168 M 34.30 59.95 M 3.55% India 1280 M 32.70 412 M 2.38% Nepal 28 M 18.60 5.86 M 3.18% Pakistan 199 M 38.80 77.24 M 2.81% Sri Lanka 26 M 18.40 4.14 M 0.72% TOTALS 1701 M 33.27 559.19 Rate of Urbanization Rural Urban migration is rapid so is messy However looks positive as this factor helps drive GDP growth South Asia needs to develop more cities Governments are addressing new initiatives to better manage this significant urbanization in ASC

Quality of life Human development index (HDI) in ASC Country Rank in 187 Economies HDI Status Sri Lanka 73 0.750 High HD India 135 0.586 Medium HD Bangladesh 142 0.558 Medium HD Pakistan 146 0.537 Low HD Asian Development Bank, October 2015

Source: UN/FAO

Average GDP Growth in ASC is expected to be between 5.5-6% in next few years

Soy Dynamics In ASC

ANIMAL FEED INDUSTRY No of feed mills tonnage 30090 1032MMT 1.6% average growth last 5, years last year 3.7% $460 Billion Business 3.7% value loss Poultry 451.8 Pig 272 Ruminant 206.7 Aqua 39.9 Pet 25 others 16.2 China 187 USA 169 Brazil 68.93 Mexico 33.88 India 31.86 No 1-Milk No 2-Fish No 2-Shrimp No 3-Egg No 4-Chicken No 5-Feed

India s Production of Chicken Meat 2000 2016 Growth last 5 Years/ 8.9%---9.1%---8.1%---4.5%--8.5% MMT 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 4.19 3.89 3.72 3.45 3.16 2.90 2.65 2.49 2.55 2.24 2.00 1.90 1.65 1.50 1.40 1.25 1.08 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Soybean Production by Hemisphere 28 Million tons 269 Million tons 8 % of world soybean 86 % of world soybean 8% from China and India Based on USDA data, September 2016

Soy consumption hubs Broiler Pork Eggs Fish & Shrimp 53% 47% 19% 66% 21% 79% 3% 89%

Rapidly changing meal consumption trend in ASC 2012-13 2016-19 % Change World 176.93 224 26.6% ASC 4.97 8.92 79.4% Rate of change is about 3.00 times higher Based on USDA data,

One of USSEC s strategy in ASC is to help increase new feed business Year New animal feed businesses New feed milling capacity 2009 39 2.5 0 0.500 2010 29 1.08 0.235 2011 29 1.04 0.254 2012 25 1.16 0.270 2013 51 2.10 0.403 2014 40 2.29 0.489 2015 31 2.04 0.433 2016 30 1.50 0.321 New soybean meal requirement TOTAL 274 13.71 MMT 2.90 MMT In the past 8 years, 274 new poultry and aqua businesses have come up in India These new ventures have brought in 13.71 MMT of additional feed milling capacities which use 2.90 MMT of additional soy meal In Nepal in current year half million ton project is in pipeline.

ASC aqua feed and soybean meal usage Feed/SBM Use 2015 2017 2020 India Aqua Feed 1.46 2.14 2.80 India SBM use 0.408 0.692 0.913 BG Aqua Feed 1.50 2.33 3.54 BG SBM use 0.270 0.411 0.624 ASC Aqua feed Total 2.96 4.47 6.34 ASC SBM Total 0.678 1.1 1.5

World s Largest Soybean Importers Forecast for 2016/17 Marketing Year China 88.00 European Union 14.60 Mexico Japan Thailand Taiwan Indonesia Egypt Russia Iran Turkey Vietnam Korea, South Pakistan Bangladesh Argen3na 4.20 3.20 2.85 2.45 2.40 2.40 2.25 2.12 2.05 1.70 1.38 1.35 1.20 1.20 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 MMT

Long term soy trends in India (16/17 years) 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Soymeal Soybeans Exports Consumption Average production of soybeans for 16 years was 8.17/8.33 MMT; low of 4 and a peak of 12.2 MMT Average production of soy meal for 16 years was 5.52/5.58 MMT with a low of 2.69 and a high of 7.72 MMT While domestic consumption grew 3.66/4.00 times in this period, soybean and soy meal production grew only 1.65/2.22 and 1.38/2.00 times respectively

India s Soymeal Exports and Consumption 2000/01 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 6 5.29 5.40 5 4.27 4.14 4.80 4.39 4.35 4.74 4.47 MMT 4 3 2 1 2.57 2.36 1.51 1.12 1.15 1.19 3.68 0.75 2.24 1.28 1.24 1.10 1.45 3.81 2.00 3.12 2.96 2.87 3.30 3.52 2.74 3.72 1.07 1.50 0.41 0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Exports Consumption

World s Largest Soymeal Consumers Forecast for 2016/17 Marketing Year China European Union United States Brazil Vietnam Mexico India Indonesia Thailand Japan Russia Iran Egypt Argen3na Philippines Korea, South Canada Malaysia Pakistan Colombia Taiwan Algeria 6.09 6.06 5.40 4.60 4.40 3.55 3.35 3.34 3.20 2.80 2.75 2.73 2.12 1.85 1.70 1.65 1.55 1.50 16.85 31.44 30.85 66.94 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 MMT

1.4 Bangladesh s Imports of Soybeans and Soymeal 2004/15 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 1.2 1.10 1.20 MMT 1.0 0.8 0.6 45% growth in Demand in two years 0.57 0.70 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.40 0.26 0.20 0.19 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.05 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Based on USDA data, September 2016 Soybeans Soymeal

Pakistan s Imports of Soybeans and Soymeal 2004/15 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 2.0 1.8 1.75 MMT 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 52% meal demand growth in last two years 1.25 0.6 0.54 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Based on USDA data, September 2016 Soybeans Soymeal

Current Soy meal consumption in ASC 1.9 PK NP 1.5 Country 2012/13 2016/17 Bangladesh 654 1.3 Pakistan 632 1.9 Sri Lanka 150 0.174 IN 5.4 1.3 BG Nepal 85 0.15 India 3.450 5.4 TOTALS 4.971 8.92 12/13 16/17 SL 1.74 6.05 10.9 12.9MMT Bean

Soy meal forecast by 2021 (model based on previous change) ASC baseline (change) Methodology 2017-2021 increment on 2016/17 use Est. meal consumption by 2021 (MMT) Corresponding bean requirement (MMT) 50% of previous change added to 2016/17 consumption = 1.97 + 8.92 10.89 13.3+1+1 3.95 MMT 75% = 2.96 + 8.92 11.88 14.5+1+1 As is (3.95 MMT) = 3.95 + 8.92 12.87 15.7+1+1

Soymeal demand in ASC by 2020 Industry feedback S.No Demand Sector Quantity by 2020 Reference 1 Pakistan Poultry 1.420 Industry, WPSA (PK) 2 Pakistan Aquaculture 0.200 USDA, WISHH 3 India Aquaculture 0.913 USSEC 4 India Broiler 3.930 CLFMA 5 India Layer 1.200 CLFMA 6 India poultry breeder 0.453 USSEC 7 Bangladesh Aquaculture 0.624 World Fish, USAID, USSEC, WISHH 8 Bangladesh Poultry 0.696 Oil World, FAO OECD, WPSA (BG) 9 Sri Lanka Poultry 0.186-0.214 Industry; Livestock & Economics Dept 10 Nepal Poultry 0.186 Nimbus, FAO 11 Soy in ASC food use 0.857 USSEC (Ratan) TOTAL 10.66 = 12.80 MMT Soybeans Forecasted by USSEC using 2015 baselines from references mentioned

ASC Meal requirement with animal feed growth Country * 2016-17 Feed Production (MMT) Rank ASC feed Growth 2017-18 2020-21 India 31.85 5 9% 34.71 44.95 Pakistan 7.2 28 9% 7.84 10.15 Bangladesh 4.6 44 7% 4.92 6.02 Sri Lanka 0.9 73 8% 0.97 1.22 Nepal 0.9 79 8% 0.97 1.22 TOTALS 45.45 49.41 63.56 SBM@18% 11.44 SBM@20% 12.71

Asia Subcontinent s Soymeal Consumption 2000/01 2015/16 and USDA Forecast for 2016/17 10 9 8.623 8 7 6.824 7.565 MMT 6 5 4 3 2 1 1.755 1.763 1.982 1.84 1.906 1.532 1.662 1.58 2.67 3.371 3.698 4.503 4.966 5.466 3 yrs-3.2mmt Demand Growth 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Indian Supply is too less to cater to ASC demand-however Nepal will continue to buy from India due to logistic advantage 2016-17 is witnessing big jump in domestic demand in India- close to 20%. If such demand growth continues for 2 more years. India may not be able to fulfill Indo-Nepal meal demand-if the chicken and egg demand rises as per expectation till 18-19 India & Nepal will be a market of 7.7MMT Soy meal Higher demand will enable higher capacity utilization on crus side. The question is bean??? either produce more in India or Import and crush.

Import from U S In ASC 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Till March 1.1MMT bean and Meal 1.1MMT Bean and meal 1MMT bean and meal (Expected to touch 1.5MMT) Close to 16% meal from U S Origin is being used in ASC We are ready to serve you..!!

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