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Year Soybean Production (million bushels) Exports Export Share 1980 1,798 724 40

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Question

Year Soybean Production (million bushels) Exports Export Share 1980 1,798    724    40.28% 1981 1,989    929    46.70% 1982 2,190    905    41.32% 1983 1,636    743    45.42% 1984 1,861    598    32.14% 1985 2,099    741    35.30% 1986 1,943    757    38.97% 1987 1,938    804    41.49% 1988 1,549    527    34.03% 1989 1,924    622    32.33% 1990 1,926    557    28.92% 1991 1,987    684    34.43% 1992 2,190    771    35.20% 1993 1,870    588    31.45% 1994 2,515    840    33.40% 1995 2,174    849    39.05% 1996 2,380    886    37.22% 1997 2,689    874    32.51% 1998 2,741    805    29.37% 1999 2,654    973    36.66% 2000 2,758    996    36.11% 2001 2,891    1,064    36.80% 2002 2,756    1,044    37.89% 2003 2,454    887    36.13% 2004 3,124    1,097    35.12% 2005 3,068    940    30.63% 2006 3,197    1,116    34.93% 2007 2,677    1,159    43.29% 2008 2,967    1,279    43.12% 2009 3,361    1,499    44.60% 2010 3,331    1,505    45.18% 2011 3,097    1,365    44.08% 2012 3,042    1,328    43.64% 2013 3,358    1,638    48.77% 2014 3,927    1,843    46.94% 2015 3,929    1,690    43.01% Memo To: From: Date: Data Analytics Consulting SD Department of Agriculture 11/7/2017 Message We are very interested in forecasting Soybean production and exports. Please use the attached data to provide an analysis of soybeans Prepare a report and an informative poster summarizing your analysis. You report should answer the following 1. 2. What patterns do you detect in soybean production and export share? What is the appropriate forecasting method to use to analyze these data? a. What forecasting methods did you consider? How did you evaluate alternative forecasting methods to determine the appropriate one? Which forecasting method did you chose and why is that method appropriate for this task? b. c. 3. 4. What are the trends in soybean production and export share? Provide a forecast of soybean production and export share for the next 5 years.

Explanation / Answer

Patterns noticed in Soyabean production and export

Soyabean production was 1,798 in 1980 which is more then double in 2015 i.e. 3,929 but Export Share increased by 2.73% only as it was 40.28% in 1980 and 43.01% in 2015. It shows that the Eport share was not increased the way it should increase.

The maximum it increased was 43.29% in 2007 from previous year wen it was 34.93%. So it was almost 9%

Since 2007, it is increasing or stable bu untill then it keep on increasing and decreasing very next year.