Soybean Oil Market Size to Reach $57.66 Billion by 2031 Driven by Biofuel Demand and Supply-chain Traceability, Reports Mordor Intelligence

HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Mordor Intelligence, the global soybean oil market size is estimated to grow from USD 43.87 billion in 2026 to USD 57.66 billion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 5.62% during the forecast period (2026-2031). Growth is being anchored by rising renewable diesel and biofuel demand, even as the EU Deforestation Regulation pushes retailers and processors toward traceable, certified supply chains, and additional crushing capacity in Brazil and Argentina offsets slower North American expansion. 

Soybean Oil Market Key Growth Factors 

Renewable Diesel and Biofuel Mandates Anchor Structural Demand 

Renewable energy mandates across the United States, Canada, Brazil, and the European Union are guaranteeing a structural demand floor for soybean oil as a biofuel feedstock, buffering the market against cyclical swings in food consumption. Demand is broadening further as plant-based food manufacturers and industrial oleochemical producers add to the feedstock's traditional edible-oil base. 

In the United States, the EPA finalized record-high Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027 in March 2026, with biodiesel and renewable diesel production projected to grow more than 60% versus 2025 levels. The rule strengthens the policy floor under soybean oil demand and is reinforcing crush margins for domestic processors. 

EU Deforestation Regulation Reshapes Sourcing and Traceability Requirements 

The EU Deforestation Regulation is pushing retailers and processors that place soy products on the EU market to secure traceable, certified supply chains, adding a new layer of compliance cost and complexity to global soybean oil sourcing. Soy is one of seven commodities explicitly covered by the regulation, alongside palm oil and cocoa. 

Large and medium operators face a compliance deadline of December 30, 2026, with micro and small operators following by June 30, 2027. Suppliers able to document deforestation-free origin are positioned to capture preferential access to EU-facing demand as the deadline approaches. 

Brazil and Argentina Crushing Capacity Expansion Offsets Slower North American Growth 

Additional crushing capacity coming online in Brazil and Argentina is balancing slower capacity expansion in North America, keeping global soybean oil production on an upward trajectory even as regional growth rates diverge. 

Technological gains such as high-oleic cultivars and enzyme-assisted extraction are helping processors lower costs and extend product shelf life, supporting margins as South American supply takes on a larger share of incremental global output. 

"As renewable energy mandates and EU deforestation-compliance requirements reshape sourcing across the soybean oil value chain, our structural analysis maps shifting demand across food, feed, and biofuel end uses. Built on direct supply-chain auditing and objective volume tracking, this report equips commercial leaders with a verified, defensible foundation for strategic procurement and investment," says Bhavesh-Narasinha Varute, Senior Research Manager. 

Soybean Oil Market Recent Industry Developments 

• 2026 – The EPA finalized record-high Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026-2027 in March 2026, with biodiesel and renewable diesel production projected to grow more than 60% versus 2025, reinforcing structural biofuel demand for soybean oil. 
• 2026 – The EU Deforestation Regulation's compliance deadline for large and medium operators was set at December 30, 2026, requiring traceable, deforestation-free sourcing for soy and six other commodities entering the EU market. 

Soybean Oil Market Segment Insights 

By Nature 

• Conventional 
• Organic 

By End User 

• Food Processing 
• Foodservice 
• Retail 
• Animal Feed 
• Industrial 
• Others 

Soybean Oil Market Regional Insights 

South America, led by Brazil and Argentina, is emerging as the primary growth engine for global soybean oil supply, as new crushing capacity comes online faster than in North America and export-oriented biofuel and food-processing demand expands. 

North America remains a strategically important market anchored by renewable diesel demand and established food-processing infrastructure, even as capacity expansion there proceeds more slowly than in South America. 

Europe's demand is increasingly shaped by regulatory compliance, with the EU Deforestation Regulation reshaping how processors and retailers source soy-based products. Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa continue to represent large, price-sensitive consumption markets for food-grade soybean oil, supporting steady volume demand alongside the biofuel-driven growth in the Americas. 

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Competitive Landscape 

The global soybean oil market remains moderately consolidated, with major crushers and integrated agribusiness companies competing on production scale, crush capacity, feedstock sourcing, and distribution reach across food, feed, and biofuel end markets. 

Compliance capability is emerging as a new competitive differentiator: companies able to document deforestation-free, traceable soy sourcing are better positioned to retain EU-facing customers ahead of the region's December 2026 compliance deadline. 

Producers are also investing in additional crushing capacity in South America and technology such as high-oleic cultivars and enzyme-assisted extraction to lower costs, diversify end-use exposure across food, feed, and industrial applications, and reduce reliance on any single demand channel. 

Key Companies in the Soybean Oil Market 

• Bunge Limited 
• Cargill, Incorporated 
• Wilmar International Ltd 
• Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 
• Richardson International Limited 

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