Our soybean report provides a brief overview of the global soybean sector, highlighting production trends, trade dynamics, and emerging challenges and opportunities.
It forecasts production and market values through 2025/26, identifies major producing regions and countries, and examines the critical factors shaping supply and demand. It also explores regional dynamics across North America, South America, China, and the EU.
Drawing on market data and industry analysis, this soybean report identifies where strategic opportunities and challenges lie. It equips stakeholders with key insights on pricing trends, growth trajectories, baseline projections, and scenario analyses.
Key insights include:
- Production to reach 427.68 MMT by 2025/26, with the export market valued at USD 79.27 bn in 2024.
- Production remains highly concentrated: Brazil, the US, and Argentina together control 79.9% of global output.
- Exports dominated by Brazil and the US.
- China leads imports with 58.6% of global trade.
- Consumption patterns driven by expanding livestock, biofuel, and aquaculture sectors.
- Prices declined 44% from 2022 peaks to USD 379.75/MT in 2025, stabilising between USD 450–550/MT.
- Biggest challenges include climate volatility, infrastructure gaps, sustainability regulations (EU deforestation rules), and market concentration risks.
- Emerging opportunities in biofuel applications, precision agriculture, value-added processing, and technology-driven yield improvements.
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