In 2024, an estimated 4.36 billion bushels of soybeans (or soya beans) were produced in the United States, a significant increase compared to the previous year.
Soya beans in the U.S.
Alongside the production volume of soybeans, the production value increased in the United States in 2020: the production value of soybeans stood at about 36.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 and increased to roughly 57.5 billion U.S. dollars three years later. The states that produced the highest volume of soybeans in 2022 were Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, respectively.
Leading soybean producers worldwide
Since the marketing year of 2012/2013, the United States and Brazil have been the leading producers of soybeans worldwide. Producing about 139 million metric tons of it, Brazil was clearly in the lead in 2021/2022. Other noteworthy countries in terms of soybean production included Argentina, China, and India.
Production of soybeans in the U.S. from 2001 to 2024
(in 1,000 bushels)
Characteristic
Production in thousand bushels
2024
4,366,492
2023
4,162,057
2022
4,270,381
2021
4,464,492
2020
4,216,302
2019
3,551,908
2018
4,428,150
2017
4,411,633
2016
4,296,086
2015
3,926,339
2014
3,927,090
2013
3,357,984
2012
3,042,044
01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,000
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