Global Price Outlook of Palm Oil and Other Vegetable Oils
Soya oil, fob Argentina Palm oil, fob Indonesia Prices of all vegetable oils increased steeply since Oct 2019. Biggest price increase in palm and lauric oils. Palm oil price discounts narrowing. Significant price increases also in soya and sun oils
Industry Insights. The global palm oil market size was estimated at USD 57.56 billion in 2014. Several government initiatives concerning blending of conventional fuel with that of bio-based, as well as rapidly growing usage of products as bio-based diesel have been gaining global acceptance over recent years.
China: palm oil consumption 2025 Statista
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Palm oil collage (Pixabay) International purchases of imported palm oil cost an estimated total US$31.5 billion in 2018. Overall, the value of palm oil imports decreased by -10.9% for all importing countries since 2025 when international purchases of palm oil cost $35.3 billion.
Global Vegetable Oil Market Growth Trends Forecast
The global vegetable oil market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.14% during the forecast period (2025 2025). The market is driven by robust demand for organic health-based products, with increased consumption among health-conscious consumers of high-quality edible oils /cooking oils and the growing demand from various application areas.
Oil palm is a crop that flourishes in the same regions as some of the world’s most precious rainforests and appears in many food and household products. Palm oil has emerged as the main global source of vegetable oil forming nearly 33 per cent of the world’s production mix.
U.S. consumption of edible oils by type, 2025 Statista
Soybean oil has the highest level of consumption of any edible oil in the United States in 2019. In that year, Americans consumed about 10.66 million metric tons of soybean oil, compared to about
China’s Oil Consumption data is updated yearly, averaging 2,597.725 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1965 to 2018, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,524.977 Barrel/Day th in 2025 and a record low of 215.494 Barrel/Day th in 1965. China’s Oil Consumption data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by BP PLC.
OILSEEDS AND OILSEED PRODUCTS Food
Vegetable oil production increased more slowly than oilseed production for two reasons. First, palm oil yields decreased in Southeast Asia due to El Niño and, second, the slow production growth of oilseed oils due to an increased share of soybeans (containing less oil than other oilseeds) in the oilseeds market. However, growth in vegetable oil
Palm oil prices surged past RM 2,550 a tonne in February after a report from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board showed the country’s palm oil inventories fell for a fourth consecutive month in January to the lowest level in over two years. The market rebounded from a four-month low of RM 2,378 a tonne reached early February following India decision to stop buying the refined oil from Malaysia