Abstract
The objective of this article was to analyze the indicators of competitiveness in the foreign trade of Brazilian soybean from the year 2004 to 2014. The problem under study deals with the competitiveness of this commodity in the international market. The applied methodology initially used the descriptive statistics, seeking to demonstrate through tables and graphs the evolution of the soybean exports in the international market. The data of the largest exporters worldwide were used to relate the volume (ton) and the value (US$) of this product. The economic indicators used to verify competitiveness were the Constant Market Share model and the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index. The main exporting countries are the United States, Brazil, and Argentina, respectively. The results indicated that the Brazilian soybean exports in the analyzed period have Revealed Comparative Advantages in comparison to other exporters. The Constant Market Share indicated that the main source of growth for soybean was the growth of world trade. It demonstrates that Brazil is strongly influenced by soybean’s international market price. It is concluded that Brazil has competitiveness in the market of soybean, presenting high standards of efficiency. Brazil also makes use of similar resources to those of leading producers, and has the potential to increase its participation through its technology, productivity and territorial capacity in order to increase production. Key words: Competitiveness, constant market share, soybean.  
Highlights
The soybean has been cultivated for five thousand years, and its origin is attributed to the central plains of China near lakes and rivers
Global soybean production is concentrated in just three countries: The United States, Brazil and Argentina, totaling 82%
This market has great economic importance for Brazil; it presents them opportunities like prominence in their exports for products such as soybean
Summary
The soybean has been cultivated for five thousand years, and its origin is attributed to the central plains of China near lakes and rivers. In the early twentieth century, this crop cultivation started in the United States and spread into commercial cultivars worldwide (Sanches et al, 2004). In Brazil, the grain arrived in 1882 in the state of Bahia, but its official introduction was in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Since the 1970s, soybean production has become important for the agribusiness sector. Since the 1970s, soybean production has become important for the agribusiness sector This is confirmed by the increase in cultivated areas, mainly by increasing productivity using new technologies, improving the management as well as the efficiency of producers
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