MARKET REPORT 96 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 Of the 425.9 million tons of soybeans produced in the 2025/26 season, 287.7 million tons are expected to be marketed as soybean meal. When it comes to soybean meal production, the global producer ranking changes, with China taking the top spot. According to the USDA's 2025/26 season estimates, China's soybean meal production will be around 85.5 million tons in 2025/26. China will be followed by the United States with 54.6 million tons, Brazil with 44.8 million tons and Argentina with 33 million tons in soybean meal production. Rapeseed Rapeseed stands out as the second most widely produced oilseed globally. Global rapeseed production, which reached 85.7 million tons in the 2024/25 season, is expected to increase by 5.3 million tons to approximately 91 million tons in the 2025/26 season, according to USDA estimates. This represents the largest expected production increase among all oilseed types. Canada leads rapeseed production with 20 million tons. It is followed by the EU with 19.7 million tons, China with 15.9 million tons, and India with 12 million tons. In the 2025/26 season, approximately 49.6 million tons of the 91 million tons of rapeseed production are expected to be marketed as rapeseed meal. The EU, China, Canada and India stand out with their strong performance in rapeseed meal production, as they do in rapeseed production. In the 2025/26 season, the EU is expected to produce 14 million tons, China 11.5 million tons, Canada 6.5 million tons and India 6.4 million tons of rapeseed meal. Sunflower Seed According to USDA data, global sunflower seed production reached 52.4 million tons in the 2024/25 season. Expectations for the 2025/26 season are that production will increase by approximately 2.9 million tons to reach 55.3 million tons. Russia has the largest share in global sunflower seed production and is expected to produce 19 million tons of sunflower seeds in the 2025/26 season. Russia is followed by Ukraine with 12.7 million tons and the EU with 8.9 million tons. Of the global sunflower seed production, which is expected to reach 55.3 million tons in the 2025/26 Source: IGC, November 2025, Million Tons World Soybean Supply and Distribution Production Trade Consumption Carryover stocks 378 173 369 62 395 178 385 72 23.10 428 187 430 79 20.11 426 187 431 77 2024/25 est. 2023/24 2022/23 Soyabean 395 178 385 72 2025/26 f'cast Source: USDA, September 2025, Million Metric Tons World Oilseed Production Production Soybean Rapeseed Sunflowerseed Cottonseed Palm Kernel Other oilseeds Oilseed, Total 2023/24 396.36 89.99 55.97 39.48 19.59 56.06 657.45 2024/25 424.20 85.73 52.43 41.07 20.61 58.03 682.07 2025/26 f'cast Aug 424.20 85.73 52.43 41.07 20.61 58.03 682.07 Sep 424.20 85.73 52.43 41.07 20.61 58.03 682.07 Photo: Freepik
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