Brazil Soybean Meal Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1977 | 0 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1978 | 384 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1979 | 535 | (1000 MT) | 39.32 % |
| 1980 | 763 | (1000 MT) | 42.62 % |
| 1981 | 1292 | (1000 MT) | 69.33 % |
| 1982 | 815 | (1000 MT) | -36.92 % |
| 1983 | 1080 | (1000 MT) | 32.52 % |
| 1984 | 984 | (1000 MT) | -8.89 % |
| 1985 | 721 | (1000 MT) | -26.73 % |
| 1986 | 612 | (1000 MT) | -15.12 % |
| 1987 | 821 | (1000 MT) | 34.15 % |
| 1988 | 1266 | (1000 MT) | 54.20 % |
| 1989 | 1346 | (1000 MT) | 6.32 % |
| 1990 | 1356 | (1000 MT) | 0.74 % |
| 1991 | 1407 | (1000 MT) | 3.76 % |
| 1992 | 1184 | (1000 MT) | -15.85 % |
| 1993 | 1495 | (1000 MT) | 26.27 % |
| 1994 | 1203 | (1000 MT) | -19.53 % |
| 1995 | 1668 | (1000 MT) | 38.65 % |
| 1996 | 1274 | (1000 MT) | -23.62 % |
| 1997 | 1272 | (1000 MT) | -0.16 % |
| 1998 | 1298 | (1000 MT) | 2.04 % |
| 1999 | 1540 | (1000 MT) | 18.64 % |
| 2000 | 1080 | (1000 MT) | -29.87 % |
| 2001 | 1253 | (1000 MT) | 16.02 % |
| 2002 | 1560 | (1000 MT) | 24.50 % |
| 2003 | 1647 | (1000 MT) | 5.58 % |
| 2004 | 1891 | (1000 MT) | 14.81 % |
| 2005 | 1667 | (1000 MT) | -11.85 % |
| 2006 | 1559 | (1000 MT) | -6.48 % |
| 2007 | 2003 | (1000 MT) | 28.48 % |
| 2008 | 2678 | (1000 MT) | 33.70 % |
| 2009 | 1934 | (1000 MT) | -27.78 % |
| 2010 | 2155 | (1000 MT) | 11.43 % |
| 2011 | 2886 | (1000 MT) | 33.92 % |
| 2012 | 2868 | (1000 MT) | -0.62 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
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