The import of soybean meal into Russia has decreased by 94% over three years.

Production, export, and consumption of this product have increased. From 2021 to 2024, Russia managed to almost completely reduce the import of vegetable meal and increase its export. This happened due to a serious increase in the areas under oilseeds and the expansion of processing capacities in the oil and fat industry. According to operational data from OleoScope, the import of all types of meal over the specified period decreased by 94% — from 800 thousand to 52 thousand tons by the end of last year. Moreover, the import of sunflower meal has completely ceased. By the end of 2024, Russia did not purchase this product on the foreign market, as well as flaxseed and rapeseed meal. The import of soybean meal decreased 100 times — from 662 thousand to 6 thousand tons by the end of last year, while the import of rapeseed meal decreased 2.5 times — from 112 thousand to 45 thousand tons by the end of last year. The production of vegetable meal from 2021 to 2024 showed an increase of ...