Abiove: Soybean processing in Brazil totaled 4.990 million tons in December 2025.

Soybean processing in Brazil totaled 4.990 million tons in December 2025, according to data released this Thursday (19) by the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove), which represents about 90% of the productive sector. The volume is 2.2% higher than that recorded in November and 6.4% higher compared to the same month of 2024. In the accumulated total for 2025, Brazil processed 58.698 million tons of soybeans, a growth of 5.1% compared to the previous year. Abiove raised its projection for soybean crushing in 2026 to 61.5 million tons, compared to the previous estimate of 61.0 million tons. With this, soybean meal production is now projected at 47.4 million tons (an increase of 400,000 tons compared to the previous reading) and soybean oil production at 12.35 million tons (+100,000 tons). In foreign trade, Brazil is expected to maintain its global leadership, with exports of 111.5 million tons of soybeans – a projection maintained from the previous estimate and 3.1% higher compared to the accumulated total for 2025. Among by-products, estimates point to shipments of 24.6 million tons of soybean meal and significant growth of 11.5% in soybean oil exports, which should reach 1.5 million tons. According to the DATAGRO GrainsAccording to the Brazilian soybean production forecast for the 2025/26 season, the consultancy projects 62.0 million tons for processing, generating 47.74 million tons of soybean meal and 12.4 million tons of soybean oil.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.