The 2009 Import and Export Market for Oil-Cake and Other Solid Residues (Except Dregs) Resulting from the Extraction of Fats or Oils from Soybeans in Argentina

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans in Argentina face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans to Argentina? How important is Argentina compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans vary from one country of origin to another in Argentina? On the supply side, Argentina also exports oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans. Which countries receive the most exports from Argentina? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans in Argentina. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for oil-cake and other solid residues (except dregs) resulting from the extraction of fats or oils from soybeans for those countries serving Argentina via exports, or supplying from Argentina via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Argentina fits into the world