Soybean Complex - Soybean Monthly Processing updated on 08/05/2008  
Below is the table with the Brazilian soybean monthly processing from 1997/98 to 2007/08 marketing years (February/January).


Soybean
    Marketing year - in 1000 tons
Month / Year 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2002/03 2001/02 2000/01 1999/00 1998/99 1997/98
February 1,783 2,169 1,890 1,963 1,716 1,338 1,437 1,290 1,032 892 907 932
March 2,323 2,693 2,221 2,771 2,461 2,362 2,132 1,915 1,874 1,800 1,717 1,782
April 2,625 2,791 2,614 2,982 2,796 2,563 2,363 2,272 2,373 2,317 2,315 2,227
May 2,775 2,982 2,516 3,017 2,873 2,767 2,480 2,342 2,384 2,484 2,506 2,443
June 2,596 2,877 2,696 2,805 2,852 2,636 2,511 2,172 2,104 2,235 2,497 2,386
July   2,995 2,697 2,690 2,899 2,693 2,611 2,217 2,005 2,046 2,436 2,203
August   2,989 2,796 2,511 2,715 2,781 2,560 2,198 1,796 2,120 2,238 2,016
September   2,711 2,422 2,558 2,555 2,550 2,271 2,039 1,713 1,948 1,884 1,509
October   2,662 2,609 2,493 2,346 2,512 2,455 2,086 1,740 1,880 1,808 1,116
November   2,483 2,394 2,307 2,168 2,305 2,223 1,866 1,741 1,780 1,569 873
December   2,314 2,081 2,239 2,007 1,971 1,831 1,489 1,598 1,323 1,304 765
January   1,845 1,818 1,394 1,526 1,318 969 887 1,218 820 651 692
Total (Feb/Jan) 32,400 (f) 31,511 28,756 29,728 28,914 27,796 25,842 22,773 21,578 21,645 21,832 18,944

Source: Abiove
(1) Please note that the February to May/2008 figures was 88% to 90% and the June/2008 figures was 85% to 87% of the industry total.
(f) - Abiove's forecast