Given below are the estimates of Supply and Demand of Soybean and Soybean Meal for the oil year 2022-2023 (October 2022 to September 2023) till February 2023 and a comparison of the same with the corresponding period of last season.
The salient points of the S&D and comparative figures for the same period are given below:
SOYBEAN
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In Lakh Ton
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October 2022 to September 2023
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October 2021 to September 2022
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Stock Brought Forwarded from Previous Year
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25.15
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1.83
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All India Crop
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120.40
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118.89
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TOTAL CROP
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145.55
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120.72
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Add :
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Import
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2.00
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5.55
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Less :
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Retained for Sowing
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13.00
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13.00
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Available for Crushing
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134.55
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113.27
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Oct '22 to Feb '23
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Oct '21 to Feb '22
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Arrivals till February
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71.00
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55.00
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Crushing till February
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52.50
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35.50
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Direct Use till February
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2.20
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1.45
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Export
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0.19
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0.40
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Stock with Plants/Traders and Farmers as on 1st March
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77.98
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71.77
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SOYBEAN MEAL
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Oct '22 to Feb '23
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Oct '21 to Feb '22
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Stock Brought Forwarded from Previous Year
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2.47
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2.41
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Import of SBM
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0.03
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4.40
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Production of Soybean Meal
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42.17
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28.33
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Export of Soybean meal through SEA and Land
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7.99
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4.26
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Domestic Consumption for Food
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4.75
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3.45
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Domestic Consumption for Feed
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28.50
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25.50
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Balance Stock of Meal as on 1st March
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3.43
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1.93
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