Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Soybean Meal. In 2020, Soybean Meal were the world's 147th most traded product, with a total trade of $24.6B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Soybean Meal decreased by -0.92%, from $24.8B to $24.6B. Trade in Soybean Meal represent 0.15% of total world trade.

Soybean Meal are a part of Food residues & wastes; animal fodder. They include Soya-bean oil-cake and other solid residues.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Soybean Meal  were Argentina ($7.89B), Brazil ($5.99B), United States ($3.76B), Netherlands ($1.3B), and Germany ($703M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Soybean Meal were Vietnam ($1.7B), Indonesia ($1.56B), Germany ($1.18B), France ($1.05B), and Netherlands ($953M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Soybean Meal was 3.05%, making it the 1144th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Soybean Meal ranks 874th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): Argentina, $7.89B

Top Destination (2020): Vietnam, $1.7B

Soybean Meal are the world's 147th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Soybean Meal were Argentina ($7.89B), Brazil ($5.99B), United States ($3.76B), Netherlands ($1.3B), and Germany ($703M).

In 2020, the top importers of Soybean Meal were Vietnam ($1.7B), Indonesia ($1.56B), Germany ($1.18B), France ($1.05B), and Netherlands ($953M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): United States, $210M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Vietnam, $180M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Soybean Meal grew the fastest in United States ($210M), Germany ($95M), Brazil ($78.4M), Switzerland ($72.4M), and Nigeria ($66.4M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Soybean Meal were Vietnam ($180M), Iraq ($118M), Israel ($95.1M), Turkey ($71M), and Poland ($69.2M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Soybean Meal.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.18. This means that most of the exports of Soybean Meal are explained by 9 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Argentina, $7.89B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Vietnam, $1.66B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Soybean Meal. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Soybean Meal during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Soybean Meal were Argentina ($7.89B), Brazil ($5.99B), United States ($3.4B), Paraguay ($684M), and India ($669M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Soybean Meal were Vietnam ($1.66B), Indonesia ($1.56B), France ($1.03B), Thailand ($874M), and Poland ($855M).

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Value

In 2020, the world most traded Soybean Meal, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Soya-bean oil-cake and other solid residues ($24.6B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Soybean Meal.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.