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| Keywords: GlobalTrade wheat coarse grain soy 2008 usda.gif Global trade in soybeans and soybean products has risen rapidly since the early 1990s and has surpassed not only wheat �the traditional leader in agricultural commodity trade �but also total coarse grains corn barley sorghum rye oats millet and mixed grains Continued strong growth in global demand for vegetable oil and protein meal particularly in China is expected to maintain soybean and soybean-product trade well above wheat and coarse grains trade throughout the next decade Wheat coarse grains and oilseeds including soybeans compete with each other and with other crops for limited cropland Higher prices for vegetable oils partially the result of increased demand for biodiesel are bringing previously uncropped land in Brazil and Indonesia into soybean and palm oil production http //www ers usda gov/briefing/Baseline/gallery/gallery2008/GlobalTrade gif 2008 Economic research unit of the USDA us federal gov pd-us gov PD-USGov Wheat Soybeans International trade | ||||
