U.S. soybean supply and use changes for 2021/22 include higher exports and lower ending stocks compared with last month’s report. Soybean exports are raised 40 million bushels to 2.09 billion with lower production and reduced exports for South America. Soybean ending stocks are projected at 285 million bushels, down 40 million from last month.
With rising soybean oil prices, soybean oil used for biofuel is reduced this month. Soybean oil exports are raised in response to reduced global sunflowerseed oil trade and tighter global vegetable oil supplies.
Soybean and product prices are all raised this month. The U.S. season-average soybean price for 2021/22 is forecast at $13.25 per bushel, up 25 cents. The soybean meal price is forecast at $420 per short ton, up 10 dollars. The soybean oil price is raised 2 cents to 68.0 cents per pound.
Global 2021/22 soybean supply and demand forecasts include lower production, crush, exports, and stocks. Global soybean production is reduced 10.1 million tons to 353.8 million. Brazil’s crop is lowered 7.0 million tons to 127 million, Argentina is lowered 1.5 million tons to 43.5 million, Paraguay is lowered 1.0 million tons to 5.3 million, and Uruguay is lowered 0.6 million to 2.0 million.
While global soybean crush is lowered 5.0 million tons on a slower-than-expected crush pace for China and lower South American supplies, sunflowerseed crush is reduced another 2.2 million mainly for Ukraine. Major markets impacted by lower Ukrainian sunflowerseed crush and product exports include India and the EU.
Lower sunflower product supplies in these markets are partly offset by higher soybean oil imports for India and rapeseed imports for the EU.
Tighter oilseed supplies and high oilseed meal and vegetable oil prices reduce forecasts for global demand growth. Global 2021/22 soybean trade is reduced 6.4 million tons to 158.6 million, with lower exports for South America that are partly offset by higher U.S. exports. Imports for China are reduced 3 million tons to 94 million. Other markets with lower imports include Russia, Bangladesh, Egypt, the EU, Pakistan, Argentina, and Belarus.
Global soybean stocks are lowered 2.9 million tons to 90.0 million, the lowest level since 2015/16.
