Abstract: The planting area of soybean[Glycine max （Linn.） Merr.] in Jingmen is stable at around 20 000 hectares, with a total output of about 50 000 tons. It has the largest centralized production base of 666.7 hectares in Hubei province. The soil selenium content is high along the Hanjiang River Basin in the main producing area, and selenium-enriched soybean has strong market competitiveness. However, there are problems such as small planting scale, weak anti-risk ability, low standardization, low technology penetration rate, lack of brand creation and insufficient deep processing capability. The development of Jingmen soybean industry must clearly define development goals, implement soybean production protection areas as soon as possible, increase investment, strengthen scientific and technological innovation drive, foster new business entities, and strengthen brand creation and publicity.

Key words: soybean[Glycine max （Linn.） Merr.] industry, status, development countermeasures, Jingmen city