Global vegetable oil production set to hit record highs in 2025/26

Promotion of Oilseeds and Grains (UFOP), palm oil remains the most important vegetable oil on the world market in terms of production and consumption. Global palm oil production is estimated at a peak of 80.4 million tonnes. This corresponds to an increase of 2.2 million tonnes compared to 2024/25. Indonesia remains the largest producer with a production volume of 47.5 million tonnes, followed by Malaysia with a production volume of 19.2 million tonnes and Thailand with a production volume of just under 3.4 million tonnes. Soybean oil production is expected to increase by 2.2 million tonnes to 70.8 million tonnes in the next marketing year, which could be a new record. Rapeseed oil production will reach 34.5 million tonnes in 2025/26, 617,000 tonnes more than in the current season. Sunflower oil production is expected to increase by around 1.8 million tonnes to 21.9 million tonnes. In the context of the repeated critical debate on the acceptability of biofuels from waste oils, the ...