April 27, 2007
Argentina's February soy crush down 3.2 percent on-year
Argentina's February soybean crush totalled 1,874,825 tonnes, down 3.2 percent from the 1,936,020 tonnes crushed in February 2006, according to the Agriculture Secretariat.
Argentina produced 358,154 tonnes of soyoil in February, compared with the 372,091 tonnes produced a year earlier.
Soy pellet output in February totalled 1,452,814 tonnes, down from the 1,521,308 tonnes produced a year ago.
The 2005/06 soy harvest totalled 40.5 million tonnes, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Argentina will produce a record 45.5 million tonnes of soybeans from the 2006/07 crop, according to USDA and Agriculture Secretariat estimates.
The following tables show Argentina's soy crush data as measured in tonnes:
Soybeans 2007 2006
January 2,359,169 2,372,189
February 1,874,825 1,936,020
March 2,272,583
April 2,961,181
May 3,343,724
June 3,047,458
July 3,047,582
August 2,763,436
September 3,057,683
October 2,636,081
November 2,682,960
December 2,610,711
TOTAL 32,731,608
Soyoil 2007 2006
January 448,695 450,637
February 358,154 372,091
March 433,878
April 559,083
May 621,581
June 564,361
July 564,473
August 518,329
September 575,626
October 495,816
November 507,544
December 497,862
TOTAL 6,161,280
Soy Pellets 2007 2006
January 1,811,616 1,854,240
February 1,452,814 1,521,308
March 1,786,078
April 2,297,042
May 2,600,539
June 2,372,930
July 2,348,994
August 2,170,294
September 2,385,670
October 2,053,230
November 2,093,770
December 2,033,738
TOTAL 25,517,834
