Japan Soybean Meal Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1964 | 20 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1965 | 43 | (1000 MT) | 115.00 % |
| 1966 | 50 | (1000 MT) | 16.28 % |
| 1967 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -60.00 % |
| 1968 | 46 | (1000 MT) | 130.00 % |
| 1969 | 78 | (1000 MT) | 69.57 % |
| 1970 | 107 | (1000 MT) | 37.18 % |
| 1971 | 98 | (1000 MT) | -8.41 % |
| 1972 | 66 | (1000 MT) | -32.65 % |
| 1973 | 229 | (1000 MT) | 246.97 % |
| 1974 | 238 | (1000 MT) | 3.93 % |
| 1975 | 105 | (1000 MT) | -55.88 % |
| 1976 | 123 | (1000 MT) | 17.14 % |
| 1977 | 88 | (1000 MT) | -28.46 % |
| 1978 | 115 | (1000 MT) | 30.68 % |
| 1979 | 99 | (1000 MT) | -13.91 % |
| 1980 | 79 | (1000 MT) | -20.20 % |
| 1981 | 145 | (1000 MT) | 83.54 % |
| 1982 | 87 | (1000 MT) | -40.00 % |
| 1983 | 83 | (1000 MT) | -4.60 % |
| 1984 | 185 | (1000 MT) | 122.89 % |
| 1985 | 79 | (1000 MT) | -57.30 % |
| 1986 | 150 | (1000 MT) | 89.87 % |
| 1987 | 128 | (1000 MT) | -14.67 % |
| 1988 | 253 | (1000 MT) | 97.66 % |
| 1989 | 51 | (1000 MT) | -79.84 % |
| 1990 | 129 | (1000 MT) | 152.94 % |
| 1991 | 63 | (1000 MT) | -51.16 % |
| 1992 | 67 | (1000 MT) | 6.35 % |
| 1993 | 91 | (1000 MT) | 35.82 % |
| 1994 | 84 | (1000 MT) | -7.69 % |
| 1995 | 119 | (1000 MT) | 41.67 % |
| 1996 | 77 | (1000 MT) | -35.29 % |
| 1997 | 184 | (1000 MT) | 138.96 % |
| 1998 | 183 | (1000 MT) | -0.54 % |
| 1999 | 331 | (1000 MT) | 80.87 % |
| 2000 | 302 | (1000 MT) | -8.76 % |
| 2001 | 249 | (1000 MT) | -17.55 % |
| 2002 | 244 | (1000 MT) | -2.01 % |
| 2003 | 223 | (1000 MT) | -8.61 % |
| 2004 | 192 | (1000 MT) | -13.90 % |
| 2005 | 198 | (1000 MT) | 3.13 % |
| 2006 | 189 | (1000 MT) | -4.55 % |
| 2007 | 284 | (1000 MT) | 50.26 % |
| 2008 | 294 | (1000 MT) | 3.52 % |
| 2009 | 161 | (1000 MT) | -45.24 % |
| 2010 | 275 | (1000 MT) | 70.81 % |
| 2011 | 286 | (1000 MT) | 4.00 % |
| 2012 | 211 | (1000 MT) | -26.22 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
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