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Table 11 Soybean Area, Yield, and Production    Date Created  12/10/2019 12:00:40 PM

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Country/Region Area (Million hectares) Yield (Metric tons per hectare) Production (Million metric tons) Change in Production   2019/20 Proj.   2019/20 Proj.   2019/20 Proj. From last month From last year 2017/18 Prel. 2018/19 Nov Dec 2017/18 Prel. 2018/19 Nov Dec 2017/18 Prel. 2018/19 Nov Dec MMT Percent MMT Percent World 124.48 125.48 122.72 122.98 2.75 2.85 2.74 2.74 341.99 358.21 336.56 337.48 0.92 0.27 -20.73 -5.79 United States 36.24 35.45 30.61 30.61 3.31 3.40 3.16 3.16 120.07 120.52 96.62 96.62 0.00 0.00 -23.90 -19.83 Total Foreign 88.24 90.03 92.11 92.37 2.52 2.64 2.60 2.61 221.93 237.69 239.95 240.86 0.92 0.38 3.17 1.33   South America     Brazil 35.15 35.90 36.90 36.90 3.47 3.26 3.33 3.33 122.00 117.00 123.00 123.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 5.13   Argentina 16.30 16.60 17.50 17.50 2.32 3.33 3.03 3.03 37.80 55.30 53.00 53.00 0.00 0.00 -2.30 -4.16   Paraguay 3.38 3.70 3.60 3.60 3.10 2.39 2.83 2.83 10.48 8.85 10.20 10.20 0.00 0.00 1.35 15.25   Bolivia 1.32 1.40 1.45 1.40 2.14 1.93 2.00 2.00 2.82 2.70 2.90 2.80 -0.10 -3.45 0.10 3.70   Uruguay 1.10 0.97 0.95 0.95 1.21 2.93 2.32 2.32 1.33 2.83 2.20 2.20 0.00 0.00 -0.63 -22.21   East Asia     China 8.25 8.40 9.00 9.30 1.85 1.89 1.90 1.95 15.28 15.90 17.10 18.10 1.00 5.85 2.20 13.84   Korea, South 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 1.87 1.75 1.80 1.80 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.37   Korea, North 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 1.49 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Japan 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 1.66 1.45 1.69 1.69 0.25 0.21 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.04 18.78   India 10.40 11.33 11.25 11.25 0.80 0.96 0.80 0.80 8.35 10.93 9.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 -1.93 -17.66   Canada 2.94 2.54 2.30 2.30 2.63 2.86 2.61 2.61 7.72 7.27 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 -1.27 -17.43   Former Soviet Union - 12     Russia 2.57 2.74 2.90 2.90 1.41 1.47 1.48 1.48 3.62 4.03 4.30 4.30 0.00 0.00 0.27 6.78   Ukraine 1.98 1.73 1.55 1.55 1.97 2.58 2.39 2.39 3.89 4.46 3.70 3.70 0.00 0.00 -0.76 -17.06   European Union 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.91 2.74 2.88 2.86 2.86 2.54 2.66 2.60 2.60 0.00 0.00 -0.06 -2.40   Southeast Asia     Indonesia 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.40 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.28 0.54 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -1.92   Vietnam 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 1.50 1.53 1.52 1.52 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -6.17   Thailand 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 1.57 1.57 1.53 1.53 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 -5.45   Burma 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15 1.04 1.07 1.07 1.07 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Serbia 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.22 2.30 2.84 2.73 2.73 0.46 0.63 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -4.00   Mexico 0.26 0.19 0.14 0.15 1.65 1.75 1.57 1.57 0.43 0.34 0.22 0.24 0.02 6.82 -0.10 -29.85   Africa     South Africa 0.79 0.73 0.80 0.80 1.96 1.60 1.81 1.81 1.54 1.17 1.45 1.45 0.00 0.00 0.28 23.93   Nigeria 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.05 1.10 1.10 0.99 1.05 1.10 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.05 4.36   Zambia 0.23 0.19 0.20 0.20 1.56 1.58 1.43 1.43 0.35 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -7.26   Uganda 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00   Middle East     Iran 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 2.41 2.29 2.43 2.43 0.20 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.01 6.25   Turkey 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 3.75 3.80 3.89 3.89 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.01 10.53   Others 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.32 1.95 1.98 1.97 1.97 0.61 0.65 0.62 0.62 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -4.29