United States Soybean Meal Beginning Stocks Annual Growth Rate
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1964 | 110 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1965 | 96 | (1000 MT) | -12.73 % |
| 1966 | 119 | (1000 MT) | 23.96 % |
| 1967 | 125 | (1000 MT) | 5.04 % |
| 1968 | 132 | (1000 MT) | 5.60 % |
| 1969 | 142 | (1000 MT) | 7.58 % |
| 1970 | 124 | (1000 MT) | -12.68 % |
| 1971 | 132 | (1000 MT) | 6.45 % |
| 1972 | 174 | (1000 MT) | 31.82 % |
| 1973 | 166 | (1000 MT) | -4.60 % |
| 1974 | 460 | (1000 MT) | 177.11 % |
| 1975 | 325 | (1000 MT) | -29.35 % |
| 1976 | 322 | (1000 MT) | -0.92 % |
| 1977 | 207 | (1000 MT) | -35.71 % |
| 1978 | 220 | (1000 MT) | 6.28 % |
| 1979 | 242 | (1000 MT) | 10.00 % |
| 1980 | 205 | (1000 MT) | -15.29 % |
| 1981 | 148 | (1000 MT) | -27.80 % |
| 1982 | 159 | (1000 MT) | 7.43 % |
| 1983 | 430 | (1000 MT) | 170.44 % |
| 1984 | 231 | (1000 MT) | -46.28 % |
| 1985 | 351 | (1000 MT) | 51.95 % |
| 1986 | 192 | (1000 MT) | -45.30 % |
| 1987 | 217 | (1000 MT) | 13.02 % |
| 1988 | 139 | (1000 MT) | -35.94 % |
| 1989 | 157 | (1000 MT) | 12.95 % |
| 1990 | 289 | (1000 MT) | 84.08 % |
| 1991 | 259 | (1000 MT) | -10.38 % |
| 1992 | 209 | (1000 MT) | -19.31 % |
| 1993 | 186 | (1000 MT) | -11.00 % |
| 1994 | 136 | (1000 MT) | -26.88 % |
| 1995 | 203 | (1000 MT) | 49.26 % |
| 1996 | 193 | (1000 MT) | -4.93 % |
| 1997 | 191 | (1000 MT) | -1.04 % |
| 1998 | 198 | (1000 MT) | 3.66 % |
| 1999 | 300 | (1000 MT) | 51.52 % |
| 2000 | 266 | (1000 MT) | -11.33 % |
| 2001 | 348 | (1000 MT) | 30.83 % |
| 2002 | 218 | (1000 MT) | -37.36 % |
| 2003 | 200 | (1000 MT) | -8.26 % |
| 2004 | 191 | (1000 MT) | -4.50 % |
| 2005 | 156 | (1000 MT) | -18.32 % |
| 2006 | 285 | (1000 MT) | 82.69 % |
| 2007 | 311 | (1000 MT) | 9.12 % |
| 2008 | 266 | (1000 MT) | -14.47 % |
| 2009 | 213 | (1000 MT) | -19.92 % |
| 2010 | 274 | (1000 MT) | 28.64 % |
| 2011 | 318 | (1000 MT) | 16.06 % |
| 2012 | 272 | (1000 MT) | -14.47 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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