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Table 25: Middle East Oilseeds and Products Supply and Distribution 
 
Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created  04/11/2024 12:00:50 PM  
 
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  2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Mar
2023/24		 Apr
2023/24
Production
Oilseed, Cottonseed 1,295 1,140 1,431 1,790 1,218 1,218
Oilseed, Rapeseed 458 415 430 470 470 470
Oilseed, Soybean 277 285 289 317 309 309
Oilseed, Sunflowerseed 1,798 1,608 1,796 1,946 1,597 1,597
Other 169 216 234 186 200 200
 
 
Total 3,997 3,664 4,180 4,709 3,794 3,794
 
Domestic Consumption
Meal, Cottonseed 731 648 798 973 714 687
Meal, Soybean 8,970 9,361 9,608 9,266 9,550 9,870
Meal, Sunflowerseed 2,495 2,695 2,258 2,240 2,417 2,364
Other 1,449 1,297 1,042 1,241 1,433 1,235
 
 
Total 13,645 14,001 13,706 13,720 14,114 14,156
 
SME
Meal, Cottonseed 592 525 647 788 579 557
Meal, Soybean 8,968 9,359 9,606 9,264 9,550 9,870
Meal, Sunflowerseed 1,664 1,798 1,506 1,494 1,612 1,577
Other 943 871 757 918 964 904
 
 
Total 12,168 12,552 12,515 12,464 12,705 12,907
 
Imports
Meal, Cottonseed 47 35 57 12 60 45
Meal, Soybean 5,572 6,050 6,230 5,221 5,895 6,270
Meal, Sunflowerseed 1,321 1,027 992 1,047 1,175 1,225
Other 994 873 828 700 981 756
 
 
Total 7,934 7,985 8,107 6,980 8,111 8,296
 
Imports
Oil, Palm 2,647 2,912 3,277 3,292 3,305 3,423
Oil, Rapeseed 70 84 81 111 105 100
Oil, Soybean 305 613 540 515 438 436
Oil, Sunflowerseed 2,629 2,470 2,880 3,653 3,150 3,150
Other 253 233 227 255 252 210
 
 
Total 5,904 6,312 7,005 7,826 7,250 7,319
 
Industrial Dom. Cons.
Oil, Palm 160 180 225 245 240 240
Oil, Rapeseed 10 10 10 25 25 25
Oil, Soybean 105 75 65 65 62 57
Oil, Sunflowerseed 20 20 20 25 25 25
Other 64 56 50 36 63 39
 
 
Total 359 341 370 396 415 386
 
Food Use Dom. Cons.
Oil, Palm 2,181 2,160 2,366 2,567 2,530 2,561
Oil, Rapeseed 320 281 265 344 315 360
Oil, Soybean 819 1,072 1,114 1,089 1,057 1,100
Oil, Sunflowerseed 2,773 2,869 2,892 3,207 3,340 3,325
Other 644 663 690 712 640 618
 
 
Total 6,737 7,045 7,327 7,919 7,882 7,964
 
Domestic Consumption
Oil, Palm 2,341 2,340 2,591 2,812 2,770 2,801
Oil, Rapeseed 330 291 275 369 340 385
Oil, Soybean 974 1,172 1,189 1,159 1,134 1,162
Oil, Sunflowerseed 2,803 2,899 2,922 3,247 3,380 3,365
Other 722 735 756 765 718 672
 
 
Total 7,170 7,437 7,733 8,352 8,342 8,385
 
Middle East includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. SME - 44 Percent Protein Soybean Meal Equivalent