| Table 7. Soybean Oil Balance Sheet -- Years Beginning October 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| million pounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning stocks | 1,715 | 1,305 | 1,786 | 2,239 | 1,555 | 1,103 | 1,137 | 2,015 | 1,520 | 1,382 | 1,520 | 1,995 | 2,767 | 2,358 | 1,489 | 1,076 | 1,699 | 3,010 | 3,085 | 2,635 |
| Production | 13,003 | 13,406 | 14,346 | 13,778 | 13,951 | 15,613 | 15,240 | 15,752 | 18,143 | 18,081 | 17,825 | 18,420 | 18,898 | 18,438 | 17,080 | 19,360 | 20,387 | 20,489 | 20,940 | 20,350 |
| TOTALa | 14,740 | 14,728 | 16,132 | 16,027 | 15,574 | 16,733 | 16,472 | 17,821 | 19,723 | 19,546 | 19,427 | 20,488 | 21,711 | 20,843 | 18,875 | 20,462 | 22,122 | 23,536 | 24,085 | 23,035 |
| Domestic | 12,082 | 12,163 | 12,246 | 13,053 | 12,941 | 12,916 | 13,465 | 14,263 | 15,262 | 15,655 | 16,056 | 16,320 | 16,833 | 17,089 | 16,864 | 17,439 | 17,959 | 18,575 | 18,450 | 18,350 |
| Exports | 1,353 | 779 | 1,647 | 1,419 | 1,529 | 2,680 | 992 | 2,037 | 3,079 | 2,372 | 1,376 | 1,401 | 2,519 | 2,263 | 936 | 1,324 | 1,153 | 1,877 | 3,000 | 2,350 |
| TOTAL | 13,435 | 12,942 | 13,893 | 14,472 | 14,471 | 15,596 | 14,457 | 16,300 | 18,341 | 18,027 | 17,432 | 17,721 | 19,353 | 19,352 | 17,800 | 18,763 | 19,112 | 20,451 | 21,450 | 20,700 |
| Ending stocks | 1,305 | 1,786 | 2,239 | 1,555 | 1,103 | 1,137 | 2,015 | 1,520 | 1,382 | 1,520 | 1,995 | 2,767 | 2,358 | 1,491 | 1,076 | 1,699 | 3,010 | 3,085 | 2,635 | 2,335 |
| Average Priceb | 22.3¢ | 21.0¢ | 19.1¢ | 21.4¢ | 27.1¢ | 27.6¢ | 24.75¢ | 22.5¢ | 25.8¢ | 19.9¢ | 15.6¢ | 14.2¢ | 16.5¢ | 22.0¢ | 30.0¢ | 23.0¢ | 23.4¢ | 31.0¢ | 52.25¢ | 54.0¢ |
| a Includes imports | ||||||||||||||||||||
| b Bulk, Decatur, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||