10.5 Million Tons of Soybean Crushed in Oct–Aug

17-Sep-2025 11:34 AM

Indore. The latest monthly (September) report of the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), a leading organization in the domestic vegetable oil industry and trade sector, shows that during the first 11 months of the current marketing season,

from October 2024 to August 2025, 10.5 million tons of soybean were crushed in the country, which was 8.5 million tons less than the crushing figure of 11.35 million tons during the same period last season.

Total soybean arrivals in the markets of major producing states also declined from 11.25 million tons to 9.9 million tons during the period under review. Low prices reduced farmer activity.

According to the SOPA report, during the 2024-25 season, the country produced 12.582 million tons of soybean, and with a total outstanding stock of 8.94 million tons, the total availability reached 13.476 million tons. In addition, approximately 5,000 tons were imported.

Of this total stock, 1.2 million tons of soybean was used for sowing during the 2025-26 season, leaving 12.281 million tons available for crushing and other purposes.

Of this, 10.5 million tons were crushed by August 2025. Furthermore, 4.80 million tons of soybean was directly consumed and 11,000 tons exported.

As of September 1, 2025, a total of 12.87 lakh tons of soybean stock remained, including 7.84 lakh tons with farmers and the industry and trade sector, and 5.03 lakh tons with government agencies (NAFED/NCCF).

As for soybean meal, production from October 2024 to August 2025 was 8.286 million tons, against a back stock of 1.33 lakh tons, and 2,000 tons were imported from abroad.

Of this, 1.858 million tonnes were exported, and in the domestic sector, 750,000 tonnes were used for food purposes and 5.7 million tonnes for feed manufacturing. On September 1, there was a remaining stock of 113,000 tonnes of soymeal.