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Graphic illustrating the total export of U.S. agricultural products to Japan, including the total value and top 5 commodities.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2014/15 (Calendar Year 2015), the U.S. was unseated by Brazil as the largest exporter of soybeans to Vietnam.

In Taiwan, soy sauces increasingly feature labels claiming a variety of production methods such as “non-genetically engineered” (non-GE), “pure fermentation,” and “organic.”

Soybean and soybean meal imports are expected to increase in MY2016/17 to 5.5 million metric tons. The U.S. holds about a 20-22 percent share of the market.

Post forecasts 2016/17 production area at 1.1 million hectares, a decrease of 8 percent from Post’s area estimate of 15/16.

Australia normally produces around four million MT of oilseed crops each year, with canola and cottonseed accounting for over 90 percent of the total.

In contrast to the huge drought-related losses in grain production, Ethiopia’s production of major oilseeds is expected to increase to nearly 790,000 metric tons in MY15/16 (Oct-Sep).

Canada's oilseed production for 2016/2017 is forecast to drop to 21.5 million metric tons (MMT), down 2.0 million tons from 2015/2016, mostly driven by lower canola production.

2016/17 Paraguayan soybean area is forecast to grow marginally to 3.33 million hectares, an increase of 1 percent.

Oilseed planted area is forecast to surge in Marketing Year (MY) 2016/17.

Due to an extreme drought oilseed production in South Africa is expected to decrease by 20 percent in the 2015/16 MY to 1.4 million tons.

Soybean imports are expected to reach 2.42 million metric tons (MMT), reflecting additional crush capacity, as well as strong soybean meal and oil demand.