Our Competitiveness

ISGA contributors work to keep a solid market position for soybean and soy derivatives, against competitor oilseeds, in their respective markets.

• South America and the United States are traditionally viewed as competitors, but this collaborative effort will help develop a select few global soybean markets.
• India, with the second largest population in the world, is positioned to surpass China by the year 2040 and holds an enormous potential as a new market for soybeans and soy derivatives exports.
• ISGA will focus its efforts on this rapidly-growing soy market of India and will pursue other opportunities of beneficial interests for the growing global need for food, feed and industrial uses. 
• The country contributors of ISGA have demonstrated that they can satisfy the increasing market demands, both in quantity as in quality. As an example, in order to satisfy the increasing demand for protein meal and edible oil the ISGA soybean producing countries increased their production of soybeans over the last few decades from 31 million metric tons to most recently 185 million metric tons.