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MUMBAI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - India's soybean output in 2011/12 is likely to rise 10.5 percent to 10.5 million tonnes as farmers plant a larger area with the crop and rains are adequate, fuelling chances soymeal exports may rise in the year, a senior industry official said.

In 2010/11 the country produced 9.5 million tonnes of soybean, the main summer-sown oilseed crop.

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are the country's top two producing states, accounting for over 85 percent of total output. Soybean is crushed to produce soymeal and oil.